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Skyhooks, Noosa Aussie Hop '83, Picnic Racetrack, Cooroy, 23 April 1983Parade participants, Pipe Band, Festival of Waters parade, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1979Holdens as far as you can seeRafting timber, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, ca 1930sSurfers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 29-30 January, 1967 Reg Cannon, John Ribot (Reebs), and Wayne Bennett,  Victory Hotel, Cooroy, ca early 1980sTeachers, Group Photo, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1957Fishing boats and Pelicans, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1990sCompetitors, swim leg, Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, 1980sHorse Riding, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1991George Larard, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 1929 Tennis Club members, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1933 Competitors, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 10 March 2013Green Gables Café, Golden Beach 1950sNoosa's Surfing History banner image

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Welcome to Heritage Noosa, an online collection of images, videos, interviews, documents, maps, and memorabilia held in the collections of the Noosa Libraries' Heritage Library and other local heritage organisations. The site provides easy online access to a rich store of heritage material relating to the Noosa Shire region, its people, places and events, past and present.

The aim of the site is to continually grow and add to the Noosa Story. If you think something is incorrect or have additional information related to any of the items on the site, please register and login (by clicking the link in the top right corner) and add what you know.

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We are always interested in new material to add to the collection, either as a loan of items to digitise or as a donation. Please contact us if you have images, videos or memorabilia to share.

You are welcome to share material on this site on social media or between individuals on a non-commercial basis but please include a reference and a link back to the original page.

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Please note that the names and images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples may be contained within this collection.

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Wardell Home Movie, Currumbin and Noosa, 1955Sand Garden Competition, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1936Kevin Clarey onboard the 'Victory' prawn boat, Noosa River, Tewantin, ca 1970sJan Laidlaw, Isobel Lawes and Judy Fitzpatrick (l-r), QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 1 March 1994Shoreline, Sunshine Beach, ca 1990sTewantin Masonic Lodge, Moorindil Street, Tewantin, ca 2000Resting boats, Noosa River, Boreen Point, ca 1930sFestival of Waters parade, Noosaville, 1986Relic, Mill Point Settlement site, Lake Cootharaba, Elanda Point, Como, 2001QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Members (l-r), Dorothy Lloyd and Caroline McNaughton, Mother's Day Lunch, Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, 9 May 2012Beach access and dwellings, Sunshine Beach, 3 June 2002Hillside rear of 'Noosa Vale', Noosa HeadsSugar cane, Maroochy River, Bli BliFoals, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, 1970sEmergency Services at work, Koel Street Noosaville, ca 1990sSignage, Harry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 28 May 2021Alan and Dorothy Dunstan, Barbara and Leslie Lintott and Donny Dunstan, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sSailing, Noosa River, NoosavillePark Road, Noosa Heads, 1947 Manning Homes exhibit, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, August 1986Saddle bronc rider, Pomona Rodeo, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, 26 June 1977Advice to payee slip, 17 August 1962Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 4 January 2007Public tennis courts, Tewantin, 1926 Tea Tree Bay, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Picnickers, parklands, The Woods, Claude Batten Drive, Noosa HeadsNoosa River, Noosa Heads, 28 March 2002Merv Lee, Jack Lilwell and Jack Mayer, Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, 27 January 1972Media conference with s, La Balsa expedition crew members, Media Conference, November, 1970Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 8 April 2008Olive Freeman, Beachview Flats, Noosa Heads, ca 1950Horse riders, Walanco Riding School, Tewantin Road, midway Tewantin and Cooroy, 25 June 1977Joe Hacker, 120 Hilton Terrace, Noosaville, 1957Children and fancy dress goat, Kin Kin Festival, Kin Kin, 1980sLunch time, Gary, Pam and Ricky Grice with Tiki (dog) Cooloola Recreational Area, Great Sandy National Park, ca 1980Charles Clatworthy, ca 1930sNoosa Heads, Little Cove, Main BeachTrick riding, ca 1980sFlooding, 111 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Car ferry crossing, Noosa River, TewantinSplish, splash, Kate Landsey and friend, rain event, Noosaville, 25 February 2022George and Juliet Larard's timber hut, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 1925 'Dennis' Truck, Pomona, 1923 Premier Mr. Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Official opening, Surfair International Hotel, Marcoola, 13 November 1971Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club under construction, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1993 - March 1994Sunset, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleClown, John Sedgeman, Pomona, ca 1950sReflections, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 10 September 2025Noosa dredge, Hays Island development, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 14 November 1972Daisy, Isabella, Hazel and Merle Birch, Tewantin, 1960s

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