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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, 1955Storytime, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 December 2006Beach vegetation, Noosa North Shore, ca 1940sFord truck, Tewantin, ca 1940sNational Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger House, 29 School Street, Pomona, 15 May 2020Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1950Flotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Esme Tait (c),  Heritage Day celebrations, Tewantin, 22 August 1998Lai Utovou and Band Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Development, Noosa Springs Estate and Golf Course, Noosa Heads, ca 1992New Year's Eve party, Kirriwina Motel and Caravan Park, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 31 December 1969Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, ca 1970sPortrait, Mr J Pinwell, Middle Creek, Pomona, 1 March 1957Diners, Mikado Motor Inn, Rainbow Beach, ca October 1974Bert Wansley and John Kelly, Noosa Doonella Bridge, Hilton Esplanade, Tewantin, ca 1930Mandalay Units, 7 Hilton Esplanade, Tewantin, 22 November 2017Mayor Frank Wilkie, Cr Karen Finzel, Kabi Kabi Commitment signing, Noosa Council Chambers, Tewantin, 19 September 2024Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, May 1974Lions Park, Noosa Heads, 1 November 1987Mr George Dan, Headmaster, Pomona State School, Pomona, 1930sO Boat Hire, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1987 Wayne Hampton (back left), Janet Kake and Trooper Mark Price, Catafalque Party, War Memorial, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 27 March 2008Sandy Bolton MP meeting Geoffrey Garratt, ANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 2025Henry Kaplan, Geoff Cronin and Jeff Wall (l-r), Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 24 June 1999Gympie Ladies Bowling Club float, Gympie Centenary Procession, Gympie, 14 October 1967Horace Pratt, 1941Iris Taylor, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 1 July 2002Aerial view Noosa Sound, Noosa HeadsAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 8 May 2005Vic Collins, ca 2000Official opening, James Duke Bridge and Noosa Waters Lock and Weir system, Noosaville, 20 June 1993Tom Davis, Noosa River, CootharabaViews to Noosa Main Beach, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Beach erosion following Cyclone Daisy, Sunshine Beach, February 1972Bush walkers, Noosa Hinterland, ca 1960sCompetitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Pinball room, 1980sGarth Madill, 23 November 2022Sea barricade in front of Harry Johns 'Beachview' Flats after cyclone, 21 February 1954George Pearce, Sir Thomas Hiley and competitors (l-r), award presentation, Festivals of Waters, Tewantin, 26 August 1973Daytrippers, Devil's Kitchen, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsUnmade road, Pomona, ca 1910  Andrew Fisher MP (standing), Pomona, ca 1906 Barry Winter Dwelling, Lake MacdonaldDisplay, Noosaville Library, Wallace Park, Noosville, ca mid-1990sBoiling Pot, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, ca 1900sConstruction, Murcott's Flats,  'Noosiana', Noosa Heads, 1953

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