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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, 1955Chris Cornell, Cooroy, 22 November 2022Official opening, commemorative stone, Noosa Sound development, 18 December, 1973'Pacific' run aground, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1987-1992Vic Collins and Erica, Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, August 1992Diners, opening, Village Inn Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca March 1972Tom Gibb and construction workers, Royal Mail Hotel site, Tewantin 1940-1941Railway yards, Factory Street, Pomona, 1942Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyMaster of Ceremonies, Richard Hansen with Irene Rogers, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Remains of R.S.L. Memorial Hall, Tewantin, 17 March 1967 Construction, Cooroy-Noosa Road, Tinbeerwah, ca late 1970sThe Vibe House, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 17 March 2025Noosa River Ferry, Tewantin, ca 1980Tait's Royal Mail Hotel buggy bogged, 1900sSchool group, Federal State School, Federal, 1914QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Members (l-r), Sylvia Leslie and Helen Duncan, Mother's Day Lunch, Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, 9 May 2012John and Donna Hofmann's pet Boxers, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa HeadsNoosa Yacht and Rowing Club under construction, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1993 - March 1994Sailing, Noosa River, Noosa HeadsIn the slips, Laguna Belle, Noosaville, 1980sAlexandra HeadlandVintage cars, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972The Angels, Thompson’s Hotel, Mooloolaba approx. 1981-82Bill Bennett's restoration shedBoat building, 'Calypso', 120 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1970sAerial view, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sCar 6, Mothar Mountain Speedway, Gympie, 24 September 1973Coast Guard Noosa QF5 boat, Noosa River mouth, Noosa Heads, 1 July 2002Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1950sMonument Cove, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1952Smile children, ca 1920sNoosa Shire Councillors and others view plans, Noosa Heads, 5 March 1971Views to Noosa Main Beach, ca 1920sModel, promotional photos, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Tewantin, 21 May 1973Construction, Six Mile Creek Dam, Lake Macdonald, between 1965-1967Cooroy Streetscape works, Maple Street, Cooroy, 1996Competitors, swim leg, Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, 1980sWallace House, Noosaville, 1985 Horace Pratt, 1941Road construction, Park Road, Noosa Heads, 2 June 1950Event, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads Trooper Chad Monroe, Wayne Hampton and Janet Kake (l-r), catafalque party and Veterans, War Memorial, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Wyber Creek [Weyba Creek], Tewantin,  1947 Balloons and Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads, November 1995 Mangroves behind Laguna House, Noosa Heads, 1963Cooroy district, ca 1950sBull rider, Noosa Rodeo, Weyba Ranch, Noosaville, 10 June 1973 Aerial view, Lake Cootharaba, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 29 December 2004Cleared land for development, 31 January 1997

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