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Noosa's Surfing History banner imageMerry-go-round, Kin Kin Festival, Kin KinSurfers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 29-30 January, 1967 Noosa's Surfing History banner imageReg Cannon, John Ribot (Reebs), and Wayne Bennett,  Victory Hotel, Cooroy, ca early 1980sTeachers, Group Photo, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1957Noosa's Surfing History banner imageGeorge Larard, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 1929 Tennis Club members, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1933 Noosa's Surfing History banner imageCompetitors, 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 Library Service 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.

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. Learn more about using the images in the collection

Learn more about the images and other materials in our collection.

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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Bayview GuesthousePelicans, Tewantin, ca 1930sEmma and Elissa Freeman, Boneham's Cottage, Noosa North Shore,,  23 January 1972Delce Fleming and Ken Gilchrest, Wedding day, Bundaberg, 12 April 1953Timber Cutters Seat, 22 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1996Speedboat, Aquatic Carnival, Noosa River, Tewantin, 2 January 1950Sunshine BeachSprint car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, March 1973Aerial view, flooding, Tewantin and Sheep Island, August 1973Michelle Freeman, Noosa Heads, May 1958Go Noosa Country brochure and map, 1986William Lowe and his Holden Premier, Tewantin, July 1964Golfers, Tewantin-Noosa Golf Club, Tewantin, 30 October 1972Above Picnic Cove, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Moored boats, Tewantin Marina, 2 Parkyn Court, Tewantin, 1 June 2018Saving possessions, storm damage, Kin Kin, 14 August 1971Ready for delivery, ‘Bunya’ sculpture, Studio Steele, 15 Lovermill Road, Cooroy, April 2010RSL raffles following ANZAC Day Service, Tewantin-Noosa RSL, Tewantin, 25 April 1985Aerial view, Lake Doonella, Noosaville, July 1940Crowds, Gympie Centenary Procession, cnr Mary Street and Calton Hill, Gympie, 14 October 1967Aerial view, Doonella Bridge and Tewantin township, Tewantin, early 1970sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 28 February 2002Views easts to Tea Tree Bay, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Phil Doyle with his catch, 17 pound Stargazer, Noosa Heads, August 1971Granite Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1952Varan house, Pomona, ca 1950sShoreline erosion, Sunshine Beach, ca 1970sDress-up, International Study, possibly Spain, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, TewantinAustralia Day Celebrations, Noosa River, Noosaville, 26 January 2003The Vibe House, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Creek, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1920sNoosa Sound Shopping Place, Noosa Heads, 1993 Anita 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 2018Noosa Surfing Dog Championships, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 10 March 2013Lobster Trap, Noosaville, ca 1987-1992Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 25 May 2005Noosa Gardens Caravan Park, Noosa HeadsOpening of road to Noosa Heads celebrations, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 19 October 1929Ted Robinson, chief photographer Sunshine Coast newspapers and models, Noosa Woods Margaret Leggett and Pam, Kin KinYachts at Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 26 April 2005Peter Freeman, Noosa Heads, December 1952Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 August 2006Bulldozer in action,  Hastings Street, Noosa Heads 19 May 1970Aerial view of Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1971Construction, exterior Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010	Fran Scholfield (QCWA) and Marcia Dorricott (QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch- Branch Treasurer) (l-r), Christmas breakup, Queensland Country Women's Association, 1992Aerial view Tewantin, Noosa Shire, ca 1987-1992A little chilly, ca 1980s

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