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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, 1955Splashing around, Kate Landsey and friends, rain event, Noosaville, 25 February 2022Hayden surf ski and spoon, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, October 2021Fishing boats and Pelican, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1990s4WD tree covered sand dune track, 30 October 1989Aerial view, Tugboat, 'William R. Golding', waiting for salvage attempt, off Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 7 July 1973Richard Hansen, Master of Ceremonies (left) , interview with Andy Fermo, returned serviceman, Afghanistan, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Lai Utovou (left) and Band Member, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Yachts at Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville A large haul of mullet and small child, Little Cove, Noosa Heads, 6 June 1949Brenda McFeeters, Legacy Laurel Club, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 January 2008Alexandra Bridge, Noosaville, 1980sBeach House, Noosa North Shore, ca 1970Guests, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa HeadsRear Deck, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleSunset, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, July 1949Davina Kelly, Cooroy Streetscape Artist, Cooroy, 1996Organisers and model, International Year of Peace Fashion Parade, 1986Timber delivery,  'Republic' truck, Pomona Railway yard, Pomona, 1924Double Island Point Lighthouse views, Double Island Point, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 25 June 1979Flotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Land clearing, Cecil and Jack Potts,  Kin KinCheers, Leah's, Noosa Heads, 1980sNoosa dredge, Hays Island development, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 14 November 1972Noosa dredge, Hays Island development, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 14 November 1972Flotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Study area and reference desk, Noosaville Library, Wallace Park, Noosville, ca December 1993Flotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Taking on water, Sailboat, Noosa River, NoosavilleBoating party, Lake Cootharaba, ca 1980Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 1 November 2004Denis 'Wombat' Walrave and John Glasgow, Noosaville, ca 1980sANZ Bank, corner Maple & Emerald Streets, Cooroy, June 1973 Brett Grice, Koel Street, Noosaville, 1988Trophy Presentation Night, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 4 June 1988Flooding, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Coming together, Clubhouse construction, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Parade, Boreen Point, ca 1960Kelsey Giarola, Anita David, and Cherryn Lomas, Andrew Sisters Tribute Show, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018ANZ Bank, Tewantin, June 1973 Drone view, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 8 May 2023School day memories, Shirley Pacey and Gail McBurney, Gympie, 23 May 2024Gathering, Sunday School opening, St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, 41 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, ca 1955Cutting the cake, Mrs Beryl Wells and Mrs Dorothy Mathison, QCWA 50 Years Celebrations, 1995Competitors, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Aerial view Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, ca 1987-88Relocation, Tait Duke Cottage, 84 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 24 August 2009QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch members, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Hall, Tewantin, ca 2013Andy Fermo, returned serviceman, Afghanistan, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Jim Robertson, Noosa Heads, February 1999

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