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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, 1955Parklands, Noosa Waters, Noosaville,  13 May 1998A moment of silence, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Windmill, Crang Farm, Lake Cootharaba, Mill Point, Como, ca 1940sBull rider, Pomona Rodeo, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, 26 June 1977Sheep, on foreshore Noosa River, Tewantin Aerial view, Sunshine Beach, 10 February 2005Shirley FreemanCar racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, March 1973Scenic view, Eumundi-Cooroy range, 1954Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 17 May 2007Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Ringtail School, 1936-37 Noosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsWreath laying, ANZAC Day, 25 April 2025, TewantinKayakers, Noosa River, 1 November 2003Tewantin, 1952Aerial view, shoreline, Noosa North Shore, ca 1990sParkland, Noosa Main Beach boardwalk, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Dredge and Terrace Marina, 290 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 12 December 2022Harry Spring, 8 June 1995Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 31 July 2007Bareback bronc rider, Noosa Rodeo, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads,  August 1972Wear and tear, Old Doonella Bridge, Tewantin, 1970sVintage car, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Laguna House, Noosa Heads, 1957 Portrait unveiling, Nancy Cato by Emma Freeman, 1991Mr Charles Houghton's Residence, Kareewa, ca 1911Velma Mears, Joe Mears, Audrey Lowe (l-r), Pomona Butchers, Pomona, 1942Noosa River Mouth, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sDiners, opening, Village Inn Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca March 1972Donovan's Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, early 1900sJudith Wright with Elissa Freeman, 1966 Aerial view, Great Sandy Strait entrance, Inskip Point, 23 October 2007Vintage motorcycles, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Noosa River from Laguna Lookout, Noosa HeadsSand Garden competition, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1951Dwelling, Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 1970sGuests, dining room, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads 'Pinevale', Bayview Road, Noosa Heads,  24 April  1954Vehicle tracks, Sunshine Beach, 28 April 1976Dressed for dinner, Tewantin State School Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1967Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 10 September 2025Kayakers, Noosa River, Lake Como, Cooloola, 5 May 2007Wreath laying, ANZAC Day, 25 April 2025, TewantinTennis Club members, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1933 Barbeque, trophy presentation, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleRonald Hooper, ca 1940sLand clearing/mining, 19 July 1990Young service station attendant, 1980s

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