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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, 1955Class Photo, Grade 3, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1952Remains of shipwreck, Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, 18 May 2018Wreath laying, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Exhibit, Contemporary Furniture Exhibition, CooroyAlderly Cottage, 15 Mitti Street, Little Cove, Noosa Heads, 1950 'Restdown' landing, Lake Cooroibah, 1970sViews to Mt Cooroora, Hill Street Pomona, 31 May 2018Stormy weather, big seas and surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1996Vintage Whippet car, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Fete stall, 125 years Anniversary, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 2000Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 11 May 2006Big Pineapple, Woombye, November 1971Finding his balance, Brunswick River, 1961-62Aerial view, Laguna Bay and Noosa River mouth, Noosa Heads, July 1940Moored boats, Parkyn Brothers Jetty, Tewantin, ca 1935Delivery, 'Bunya' Sculpture, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Dennis Lewis (c), Tea Tree Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1978Daytrippers, Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, ca 1990sHeritage Noosa display, 'Celebrating Parkyn's Hut 25th Anniversary,' Tewantin, 13 June 2026Navy Cadet, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 27 January 2003Storm surf, First Point, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 2000sHolidays and Fishing, Noosa River Mouth, Noosa Heads, 1971J. Armitage Builder truck, Pomona School 75th anniversary celebrations, 15 November, 1972 Dancers, Fancy Dress Ball, Laguna House, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads,  31 December 1951Aly Wagner and 'Captain', Mon Caprise Fashions, Noosa River Shopping Centre, Cnr Gympie Terrace and Thomas Street, Noosaville, January 1972Spectators and car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, ca May 1973Machinery, Gympie and District Gold Mining and Historical Museum, Gympie, 20 January 1973Guests, Bay View Guesthouse, Noosa HeadsConstruction, Eumundi rail bridge, Noosa-Eumundi Road, Eumundi, 1980sAccess path, Tea Tree Bay, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Surf Rescue boat exhibition, Festival of Waters, Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 26 August 1972Wedding portrait, Percy Stjernqvist and Mary-Ann Baulch, St Saviour's Church, Laidley, 13 June 1925Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 August 2008Entrance, Noosa National Park, Noosa HeadsDwellingArthur Wallace, produce crate stencil, Noosaville, ca 1950sWaterskiing, Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971Road intersection, Skyring Creek and Cooroy Junction, August 1946Baby sharks and adult shark, Massoud's Jetty, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1971 Ceremony, Australian Day celebrations, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 27 January 2003Dwellings, Sunshine Beach, 3 June 2002Bull rider, Pomona Rodeo, Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona, 26 June 1977Harry F Walker and Rose Walker, Buckingham Palace Garden Party, ca 1920sJim Lowe with friends Bev Hacker and Gayle O'Leary (l-r), Noosa Heads, 1950sLake Macdonald, 10 September 2003Noosa Triathlon preparations, Lions Park, Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads, 26 October 2024Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, 1996Jane Harding, Heritage Co-ordinator, Noosa Library Service, and Colleen O'Shea, Noosa Council, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990s

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