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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, 1955Boating party, Lake Cootharaba, Elanda Point, ComoNoosa Main Beach and Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, early 20th century Shed lived in by Arthur and Ada Ronlund while their building house, Tewantin, ca 1930sTurtle encounter, Dolphin Point, Noosa Heads, 1 July 2025Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 June 2007Richmond River Sawmill, cnr Mill Street and Factory Street, Pomona, 1931Picnic, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 25 November 1973Guests, QCWA Centenary Luncheon, Alba Restaurant, 3 Alba Close, Noosa Heads, 25 November 2022St Luke's Anglican Church, Main Street, Kin Kin, 31 May 2018Views from the bales towards Wallace House, Noosaville, 1963Eroded shoreline, Noosa HeadsPost Office Precinct, 33 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1998Race start, David Low MLA, Festival of Waters, Boreen Point, 26 August 1972Ness Bunney, Ruth Playford and Ailsa Playford (l-r), Kiosk, Boreen Point, 1950sPeregian Beach Bowls Club ladies Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 27 July 2005Wash day, Tewantin State School, 10 Werin Street, Tewantin, 1980sFlooding, Gibson Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Clubhouse construction, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Parade, Boreen Point, ca 1960Competitors, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Wedding guests, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads Aerial view, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1948Ken Furdek, Communications and Community Engagement Manager, Noosa Shire Council, Hinterland Adventure Playground, Marara Street, Cooroy, 6 May 2022Dwelling exterior, 37 Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 9 December 2013Hastings Street and Noosa River, Noosa HeadsRed spire, Coloured Sands, Noosa North Shore, ca 1970sViews south, Alexandra Headland, October 1971Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads,  1949Clearing pender scrub, Kin KinErosion, Noosa Spit, Noosa Heads, 1971Janice Collins, Gavin Elliott, Dianne Warner, Richard Yeates, and Noel Playford (l to r) on-board the newly fitted out Mobile LibraryAerial view Sunrise Beach,1981 Coastal walking track, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsGolfers, Noosa Springs Golf Course, Noosa Heads, ca 1999Wood Family, 19 Pine Street, PomonaSan Elanda Guest House, Tewantin,  1947 Doonella Bridge, Tewantin Emma Freeman Wreath laying, School Representatives, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Pathway and parkland, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sDaytrippers, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1990sWater-skier, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1967Surf Life Saving carnival, Noosa Heads Aerial View, Peregian Beach, ca 1980sSailors and moored yacht, Noosa River, Noosaville, June 1977Friends, Kin Kin Festival, Kin Kin, 1980sJudith Glover, blacksmith, Cooroy Streetscape, Cooroy, 1996Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 3 June 2004

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