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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, Tugboat, 'William R. Golding', waiting for salvage attempt, off Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 7 July 1973Emma and Kevin Freeman aboard 'Penguin', Noosa Woods, Noosa Heads, 3 November 1988John Bongertman and Corry Bongertman, Interior, Trimaran 'Diana', Noosa River Noosa Heads, July 1973Attendees, Queen of the Waters Ball, Tewantin, 1962Flyer, Property for sale, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sS. Holloway's Exhibit, Pomona Show, Pomona, ca 1911'Seadancer' Shark Cat, Noosa River, Noosaville, 14 June 1985Picnic shelter, 147 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sStaff members, Noosa News, 43 Poinciana Ave, Tewantin, November 1971Stage set up, Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025Fishermen with shovelnose shark, Tewantin, February 1932Lake adventures, 'Jannett', 27 May 2022Exhibit, Noosa's War Front Exhibition, Noosaville Library, Noosaville, 20 November 2015Finished interior, new Baptist Church Manse, 23 Koel Street, Noosaville, 11 July 1981Class Photo, Grade 6, Cooroy State School, 1948Emergency Services at work, Koel Street Noosaville, ca 1990sNoosa Heads Vintage cars, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Teewah Beach, ca 2007Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyWreath laying, ANZAC Day, 25 April 2025, TewantinReunion, Noosa Shire Pioneer Families, Majestic Hall, Pomona, 15 July 1927Closure signage, Johns Landing Campground, 118 Johns Road, Cooroibah, 22 November 2017Miss Gilroy outside Martin's Hotel, Tewantin, mid-1930sPeter Freeman and Barry Dwyer (l-r), 'Pinevale' Bayview Road, Noosa Heads, Christmas 1954Waterskiing display, Noosa River, 1967 Farmland viewsDavid Gordon and Graham Newman, Christmas party, Lakes Motor Inn restaurant, Tewantin, 1  December 1972Ken Johns, Fancy Dress Ball, Festival of Waters, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Noosa Heads, 24 August 1973Handful of puppies, ca 1970sBeach House, view over from  picnic table, Noosa North Shore, November 2004Dignitaries and guests, Official Opening, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Gathering, Kin Kin Hall, Kin Kin, 1980sEmergency workers rescuing cow from floodwaters, Cooran, 23 February 2022Man holding baby Tiger shark with beachgoers looking on, Noosa Riverbank, Noosaville, 1971Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Vintage cars, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Rosalie Hall, Noosaville Library, Noosaville, 11 July 2022Board riders, Tea Tree Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, ca 1960sDennis Lewis (top of rope), Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, mid 1970sBay View Guesthouse, Noosa Heads, ca 1880Veterans and crowns Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Pottery/Ceramic studio, 1980sModel, International Year of Peace Fashion Parade, 1986Class Photo, Grade 1/2C, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1971Laguna House Letterhead, ca 1940sSailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1970sT.M. Burke's Sunrise Estate Section 5 BrochureAerial view, land clearing, Sunrise Beach looking north, 1970

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