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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, 1955Car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, 28 January 1973ANZAC  Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Under construction, Les and Bryan, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Clubhouse, Boreen Point, September 1962Anita David, Kelsey Giarola and Cherryn Lomas, Andrew Sisters Tribute Show, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Jean Steel (c), members and guests, 70th Birthday celebrations, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 1997Bull rider, Pomona Rodeo, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, 26 June 1977Clubhouse construction, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Parade, Boreen Point, ca 1960Olive and Betty Freeman in swimming suitesClass photo, Grade 2, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1954Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Cooney, Mr. Collins and Mrs. Hilda Hughes, Fancy Dress Ball, Festival of Waters, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Noosa Heads, 24 August 1973Women on rocky shoreline, Noosa HeadsLandslide, Noosa Heads, June 1977 Community Notices Hut, 33 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1998'Sea Spray', Speedboat Racing Competitor, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1966Street view, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sEumundi Museum, 73 Memorial Drive, Eumundi, 1980sCooroy Motors, Maple Street, Cooroy, ca 1960sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 27 July 2005Covid 19 check-in, Deus Ex Machina, 15 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads, 2021Interior and artwork, Kin Kin Depot, 63 Main Street, Kin Kin, 1980sFirst Point, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sEmergency Services at work, Koel Street Noosaville, ca 1990sHastings Street, Noosa Heads ca 1940Noosa Council Chambers, Pelican Street, Tewantin, 7 December 1996Wildflowers, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1952Competitors, Inter-School Sports Day, Pomona Showgrounds, Pomona, 1956Pineapple farm, Kin KinGuests, Motorkana Dinner-dance, Surfair International Hotel, Marcoola, September 1972'Jannett', Noosa River, October 1981'Restdown' landing, Lake Cooroibah, 1970sDrone view, Noosa River, Noosaville, 30 May 2018Mariachi's Restaurant, Noosa Heads Portrait, William Sanderson and Bridget Sanderson, Cooran, ca 1932'Lynnfield', 135 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 1996Flooding, Gympie Terrace, Eumundi Road and Hilton Terrace roundabout, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Guests, Laguna House, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1947Interior, Alfredson's Joinery, 28 King Street, Cooran, 1 May 2024Park sign, Tea Tree Bay, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Competitor and crowd, The King of the Mountain, Pomona, 1980sParkland, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sCenotaph and flags, ANZAC Day service, Tewantin, 25 April 2026Festival of Waters parade, Noosaville, 1986Aerobatic display, Air Pageant, Maroochy Airport, Marcoola, 3 September 1972Richard and Donny Dunstan (l-r), Noosa River, Tewantin, Christmas 1932Dwelling, Station Master's House, 1 Memorial Avenue, Pomona, ca 1954Land clearing, 19 July 1990Event attendees, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads Winners, Bullock Riding and Boy's Rodeo, Sports Day, Pomona, 4 June 1928 Guests, Motorkana Dinner-dance, Surfair International Hotel, Marcoola, September 1972

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