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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, 1955Boating, Noosa River Aerial view, Noosa Heads looking south towards Sunshine BeachAerial view, Lake Cootharaba, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 29 December 2004Mr George Dan, Headmaster, Pomona State School, Pomona, 1930sCompetitor Brian Nanyon and spectators, footraces, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 2 September 1972Steve Walton, How-to-Vote Card, local government election, Noosa Council, Tewantin, 27 March 1994David Williamson, Anita Aarons, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 1980s Flooded boats, Noosa River, Tewantin, 26 February 2022Car Ferry, Noosa River, TewantinBill Robinson with his photographic exhibit, Cooroy Show, Cooroy Showgrounds, Mary River Road, Cooroy, 1949Poinciana, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1970sVeterans, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Barbara Sheriff and John Sheriff, Grand Opening Celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1 April 1994Harry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 10 September 2025Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1939Noosa River, NoosavilleSpectators, quarter mile stockhorse race, Noosa Rodeo, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, 10 June 1972Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 23 April 2005Perpetual Leases Auction Map, Tewantin, 1929Views down to Coolum BeachVintage car, Motorkana '72, Weyba Ranch, Noosa Heads, 10 September 1972Attendees, Christmas Eve Mardi Gras, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 24 December 1969Mr G Bruce, Superintendent, Pomona Ambulance Station, Pomona, 1922Barry Winter Dwelling, Lake MacdonaldClass photo, Federal State School, Federal, 1951Speedboat, Aquatic Carnival, Noosa River, Tewantin, 2 January 1950Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sPete the Pelican, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 1986Bride and Groom, Children's fancy dress ball, Tewantin, 1952Delivery, 'Bunya' Sculpture, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Aerial view, Sunshine Beach State High School, Sunshine Beach, 10 February 2005Sod-turning day, Baptist Church Manse, 23 Koel Street, Noosaville, 17 March 1981Looking south to Coolum from Peregian Hill, Peregian BeachStorm surf, First Point, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 2000sPaying respect, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Child with 2 mullet, Little Cove, Noosa Heads, 6 June 1949Kabi Kabi Commitment Signing, Noosa Council Chambers, Tewantin, 19 September 2024Jetty, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, date unknownAttendee, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Wallace House, Noosaville 1993Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 February 2007Boiling Pot, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1970sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 September 2003Aerial view, development of Swift Park Estate, Cooroy, 12 October 1989 14 Views Noosa Heads in Full Colour (fold out), ca 1948Participants, Noosa Show 'Popular Girl' Ball, Pomona Memorial School of Arts, 6 Reserve Street, Pomona, 5 August 1949'Miss Laguna II', First Point, Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 29 September 1949Dwellings, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1953Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1982

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