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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 River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 December 2006Headstones, William and Ivy Lowe, Tewantin Cemetery, Tewantin, 1960sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 September 2003Aerial view, Noosa Heads, Noosa Main Beach and Hastings Street, 1967'Burger Cottage', 135 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 25 September 2015Calf rider, Noosa Rodeo, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, August 1972William Rookwood, Pomona, ca 1917Interior, Outrigger Gift Shop, Beachside, Hastings Street,  August 1973Sunset, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1960sViews to carpark, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1974Bill O'Brien Aerial Photography pilots and photographer, 22 July 1983Sir John Lavarack (at microphone) and guests, official opening,  Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 15 October 1949ParklandQCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Members, 90th birthday celebrations, Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, 11 August 2012Clubhouse construction, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Parade, Boreen Point, ca 1960Flotilla, Australia Day Celebrations, Noosa River, Noosaville, 26 January 2003Mary Crang, Playfords Road, WahpungaJohn Hofmann with  horse Del RioStingray, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 10 September 2025Fig Tree, Tewantin, ca 1900sProto sailboats, Noosa River, Noosaville, August 1962Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 26 April 2005Flooding, Noosa North Shore, ca 1999Charlie Freeman, 'Noosa Vale', Noosa HeadsSpectators, re-enactment Peace Flotilla, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Hayden spoon, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, October 2021Veterans and vintage cars, ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Jim Crawford, Dennis Lewis and Bill (Hey Bill) Watson, 52 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1970sLakes Motor Inn, bedroom,  Tewantin, 1971 Duke family home, K'gari (Fraser Island), ca 1876Beachgoers, P. H. Elder, Mrs Elder, Mrs Duke and Henry DukeHis Excellency The Governor of Queensland, Sir James Ramsay, K.C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.C., arriving for Official Opening, Festival of Waters, Lions Park, Noosaville, 25 August 1979Vintage cars, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Launch of Heritage Noosa, Pirate Park, Noosaville, 19 May 2021Street view, finished house lots, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sCar ferry crossing, Noosa River, TewantinFlooding, Gympie Terrace, Eumundi Road and Hilton Terrace roundabout, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Clyde the Clown, Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Noosaville Lions Park, Noosaville, 1 September 1973 Ready for delivery, ‘Bunya’ sculpture, Studio Steele, 15 Lovermill Road, Cooroy, April 2010Aerial view, Castaways Beach, 1990sPlanting day, Pinbarren Victory plot, Pinbarren School Reserve, Kin Kin Road, Pinbarren, 29 November 1941Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 1930sFlooding, high tide, Weyba Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Towing party, Noosa River, July 1999River side, Johns Landing Campground, 118 Johns Road, Cooroibah, 22 November 2017Road construction, 'Noosa Vale', Noosa Heads, 18 July 1949Portrait, distinguished gentlemanSelf portrait, painted by Jean Dunstan, Noosaville, before 1980Staff member,  Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville

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