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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, 1955Sidney Raymond Robinson teaching a young man how to catch sand worms  at Sunshine Beach, ca 1960Merry-go-round, Kin Kin Festival, Kin KinSandy Bolton MP, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Earthworks, 1 November 1990 Noosaville Library, Wallace Park, Noosaville, ca 1993Wreaths, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2019Aerial view, Riveredge Estate, Tewantin, October 1974Land clearing/mining, 19 July 1990Girls, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1920sDirection sign, Girraween Criterium, Girraween Sport Complex, Eenie Creek Rd & Langura Street, Noosa Heads, 3 November 2024Anniversary celebrations, onboard the Laguna Belle, Noosaville, 1970sPiper shoes and poppies, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Businesses, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1990sJim Lowe and Jack (dog), Noosaville, ca 1950Winch Cove, Granite Bay, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Leslie Wilson and William Massoud, Brisbane, 20 October 1941Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 26 April 2005Bill 'Bullocky' Hollis, Kin Kin, 1980sLand clearing, 1 November 1990Aerial view, Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, July 1973Views east to Tea Tree Bay, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023William Lowe and his Holden Premier, Tewantin, July 1964Canoeing, Lake Weyba, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 14 ‎June ‎2025Vintage cars, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Two curlews, Noosa Heads, 2 October 1948Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads Activities during a salvage attempt, Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 1973Bicycle race, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 21 July 1973 Daytrippers, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, ca 1980sNoosa River Ferry, TewantinNoosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 15 March 2013Phyllis O'Donnell (holding board) and Ted Spencer (holding trophy), Noosa Heads Surfboard Open, September 1969Tewantin, ca 1950sHot air balloon, Kin Kin oval, Kin KinFiona Jeffs (on float), Cooroy Mardi Gras, Cooroy, November 1974Businesses, Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, 28 January 1987Bursary prize presentation, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1970sAerial view, Sunshine Beach, February 1981Noosa Sound development, Noosa Heads, 1976Class Photo, Grades 6 - possibly 7, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1950Thomas Kenneth Gilchrest, 1950Finish line, King of the Mountain, Pomona, 1 September 1979 Lake Cootharaba from Boreen Point, Noosa River,  1947 Noosa River, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 30 May 2018Aerial view Noosa Sound development looking towards Laguna Bay, December 1973 Kimberly Hodgson (left), Lai Utovou (centre) and Band Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Tewantin Sawmill logging truck, TewantinSanta and Christmas celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1980sSignage, Cooloola National Park, Tewantin, 12 June 1987

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