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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 August 2008Beach erosion caused by cyclone, Noosa Heads, 1967 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 2018River views, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 30 October 1989Staff work area, Noosaville Library, Wallace Park, Noosaville, ca mid-1990sSoldiers Memorial Hall, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1970sLaguna House and guests, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1940sNoosa River mouth , Noosa Heads, ca 1957Sunset, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleEntrance, Upper Noosa River, Como, 9 December 2025Keith West (far left) performing in  'Snow White and the Seven Sailors', Majestic Theatre, Pomona, December 1984Storm Surge, Cyclone Cliff, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, February 1981Noosa National Park Gate, ca 1950-54Noosa Sea Scout representatives, ANZAC Day parade, Tewantin, 25 April 2026Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 August 2008Enjoying a swim, Peregian Beach Swimming Pool, Peregian Beach, 1970sDiners, Opening, Village Inn Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca March 1972Noosa Model Flyers Member, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Boiling Pot, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Guests, Motorkana Dinner-dance, Surfair International Hotel, Marcoola, September 1972Trophy Presentation Night, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 4 June 1988Red spire, Coloured Sands, Noosa North Shore, ca 1970sGuests, Australia Day celebrations, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosa Heads, 27 January 2003Time for a cuppa, Vic Collins, Noosa River, ca 2000Foundation Day parade, Tewantin, 23 August 1997Caravanning, Sunshine BeachClare Stewart, Mayor, Noosa Shire Council and John Martinkovic, State Government Representative, Official Opening, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Weyba Creek, Noosaville, 28 November 1977Karen Shea, State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, Kent Wait, State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and John Martinkovic, State Government Representative, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara StreetRiver fishing, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1939TSS Vanguard, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 5 September 1950Flooding, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Fig Tree and Three-in-One Tree, Memorial Park, Tewantin, ca 1949School girls portrait, possibly Beryl and Mavis Hage, 1920sBoating, Noosa River, NoosavilleNoosa Yacht and Rowing Club under construction, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1993 - March 1994A 'Bream' of a catch, Merv Molloy, Noosaville, ca 1970sExterior, Official opening, Wallace House, Noosaville, 8 June 1993Dwellings, Sunshine Beach, 3 June 2002Aerial view Noosa Air airstrip beside Lake Weyba, Noosaville, March 1976 Cooran and District Roll of Honour (Honour Board)Bowler, Greens Christening day celebrations, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1969Mr David Low MLA (front), and group, Como, 1951Dwelling exterior, 37 Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 9 December 2013Giant stubby, House of Bottles, Myles Street, Tewantin, 1968 Portrait, Bride and Groom, June 1977Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 September 2007Messer's J. Corne, A. S. Finter, A. C. King, M. L Harris and G. C. Henzell (l-r), E S & A Bank,  Pomona, 14 April 1932Kevin Clarey, Tewantin, ca 1943

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