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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, 1955Neil Macdonald, Leon Henry, David Low MLA and Wally Rae, Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 21 June 1971Guests and attendees, Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025Flooding, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Dutch dress-up, International Study of the Netherlands, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 1994Edgar Playford, field work, PomonaBeachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1947Participating boats, Noosa Classic Boat Regatta, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 5 November 2011Flooding, Gibson Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Flotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Sailboat racing, Noosa River, 1970Volunteers Cooroy Noosa Genealogical & Historical Research Group, Inc, Noosa Library, Wallace Park, Noosaville, ca mid-1990sDinghy in tow, Noosa River, 3 November 1949Cabana and clouds, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Students, Manual Training block, Pomona State School, Pomona, ca 1950sW. J. Ross & Sons, Butcher, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1920s'Demonstration Unit', Power boat races, Festival of Waters, Noosa River, Tewantin, 27 August 1972Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 June 2008Fishing party with Percy Walter Hay 1883-1939, Agnes Hay nee Pritchard and George Alfred Hay 1899-1971Aerial view, Peregian Beach, 1970Construction, interior, Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010La Balsa expedition crew, media conference, November 1970

Munna Beach Resort, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1982Vintage cars, Lakes Motel, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 1966Vic Collins (right) and friends, Hayden's Café, Noosa Heads, ca 1950sBoating party, Noosa Park East, Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads, 14 June 2025Beulah Stanfield, Lynnfield, 135 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 1990sDelivery preparations, 'John Waddams' rescue boat, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, 21 January 2003Picnickers, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 9 December 1909Aerial View, development Allambi Terrace, Arkana Drive and Wyona Drive, Noosa Heads, 27 November 1970Landslip, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, February 1927Queenslanders, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1990sStudents and Teachers, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, ca 1911Activities during a salvage attempt, Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 1973Aerial view, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sDemonstration skater, Festival of Waters, Noosa Rollerdrome, Noosaville, 28 August 1979Veterans and vintage cars, ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Daytrippers, Coloured Sands, Noosa North Shore, ca 1970sBrian Cooney, Tewantin, 31 March 2023Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 30 January 2006Speedboat Aqua Cat,  Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971Family group (possibly Tait family), Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, ca 1930Service, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Park Road, Noosa Heads, 1947 Sailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleInterior, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa HeadsSpeedboat Viking,  Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971Kevin and Peter Freeman (l-r), 'Pinevale', Bayview Road, Noosa Heads, Christmas 1954Flower power granny squares on the dash, Noosa Heads, ca 1980s

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