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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, 1955Pelicans, Noosa River, Tewantin, ca 1940sFlooding, Noosaville, 27 February 2022Post Office, TewantinRoss Wilson, surfboard factory, Duke Street Sunshine Beach, 1979Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 1970sDonny Dunstan and Olive Patterson (on horse), Alan Dunstan, W. Fielding, Connie Moller and Dorothy Dunstan (l-r), Noosaville, October 1935Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 December 2006Ocean views, First Point, Noosa HeadsVehicles, Gympie Centenary Procession, cnr Mary Street and Calton Hill, Gympie, 14 October 19675th Light Horse Regiment, Gympie Troop, Light Horse Display, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 June 2008Surfing, Granite Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1975-76Flooding, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 27 February 20225th Light Horse Memorial artwork installation, School Street, Pomona, 15 May 2020Jack and Jane 'Daisy' Parkyn with friends aboard launch 'Miss Tewantin', Noosa River Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 March 2007Book launch, A Cup of Tea with God, Noosaville Library, Wallace Drive, Noosaville, 22 March 2015T-shirt, Big Boys Malibu Club, Noosa Heads, 1986Portrait, distinguished gentlemanLand Clearing, 12 October 1990Arcadia Walk, 14 Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, 1980sNoosa Board Riders (North Sunshine), Boiling Pot, 3 March 2008Tony Kishawi (wearing mask) performing with 'The Deadly Serious Theatre Troupe', Nambour Show Grounds, Nambour, 1980sRoundabout Reserve and Station Streets, Pomona, 31 May 2018Aerial view, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 31 July 2007Speedboat racing, Noosa River, Tewantin,  1970Noosa Beach,  1947 Attendees, Greens Christening day celebrations, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1969School students, Manual Training room, Pomona State School, Pomona, ca 1950sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 March 2007River dining, Noosaville, 1970sProgramme, 'Beauty and the Beast', Majestic Hall, Pomona, 15 June 1932Trev Bunney (left) and Molly Leggett, Kin Kin Hall, Kin Kin, 1980sThe Attic Restaurant, October 1972 Team photo, Cooroy-Eumundi Cougars Cricket Club - u12s, 2011Canoeing, Noosa River, Harry's Hut day-use area, Harry Hut Road, Como, 10 September 2025Noosa Surfing Dog Championships, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 10 March 2013Harry Spring and his dog, Noosa River, NoosavilleFlooding, Gympie Terrace, Eumundi Road and Hilton Terrace roundabout, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Guard Commander Tom Dawson, Janet Kake and Trooper Mark Price, catafalque party and War Memorial, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Bruce Whitfield and Bruce Davidson, Official proceedings, Grand Opening Celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1 April 1994Hayden spoon, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, October 2021Aerial view, Riveredge Estate, Tewantin, October 1974Shoreline, Double Island Point, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, 1930sGo Noosa Country brochure and map, 1986Borg Park, Orchard Avenue, Boreen Point, ca 2000Dwellings, 60 & 58 Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 13 February 2017Tewantin, viewed from North Shore, ca 1930sJean Caddie, Noosa Heads, 1973

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