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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, 1955Aerial view Noosa Heads and Noosa Sound, ca 1987-88Military portrait, Harry Robb, R.A.A.F, World War II, Sydney, 1940sView down to Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1954Banksia flowers, 1970sCr. Neil Macdonald crowns Leigh Rowell, winner, Noosa District High School Fete, Charity Princess Quest, July 30 1972Pam Grice, Everglades Cruises, Noosa River, 1980sAerial view, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sPoinciana Avenue, TewantinAerial view north, Peregian Beach, December 1972Cyclist, Kin Kin, 1980sBeachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1970sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 April 2005Class Photo, Grade Prep 4, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1950Class Photo, Sub-Junior Class, Noosa District High School, Pomona, 1945Ready to sail, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1960sGary Clist, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Laguna Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsTewantin State School Reunion, Years 1921 - 1930, 10 June 1984 Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 25 September 2007Flooding, high tide, Weyba Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Festival of Waters parade, NoosavilleCarport, Pine Trees Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, August 1974Sailors and boats, Noosa River, NoosavilleDevil's Kitchen, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads. ca 1900sBushland, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 13 February 2025Aerial view, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, ca April 1974Aerial view, Rainbow Beach, 23 October 2007Tewantin State School students, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Haul of mullet, Little Cove, Noosa Heads, 6 June 1949Participants, 'Mock Wedding' fancy dress party, Tewantin, 1950Coastline, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 27 March 2008Storm surge, Sunshine Coast, 16 February 1972Pelicans, Noosa River, Tewantin, ca 1940sAerial view of Tewantin, Noosa River, Lake Doonella and Doonella Bridge, 1947Granite Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1952Packing, bananas, Cribb farm, Middle Creek, 1920sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 17 December 2005Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1946Raymond Huish, Memorial Fountain unveiling, Tewantin, 1956'Noosa Vale', Noosa Heads, July 1949Guest speaker Lieutenant Colonel Malcom Price (Retd Australian Army), ANZAC Day, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Cnr Shorehaven Drive and Riverbreeze Avenue, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1998Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1970sBack garden area, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads, September 1979Street scene, Memorial Avenue to Reserve Street, Pomona, ca 1919Wallace House, Noosaville, 1993Railway and Farmers Seats and fountain, 21 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1996Baker's horse drawn cart passing Carousel Cafe, Gympie Centenary Procession, Gympie, 14 October 1967

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