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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, 1955Noosa & District Pipe Band, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Tewantin State School students, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Mal Scott, 13 August 2025Kitchen, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleWinners, Bullock Riding and Boys' Rodeo, Sports Day, Pomona, 4 June 1928 Duck shooting party, Boreen Point, 1920sPomona Butter Factory,  Pomona, ca 1911Storm surf, First Point, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 2000sPainting of a dunnyMrs. Collins, Mrs. Cooney, Mr. Collins and Mrs. Hilda Hughes, Fancy Dress Ball, Festival of Waters, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Noosa Heads, 24 August 1973Dwellings and businesses, Memorial Avenue, Pomona, possibly 1920sBicycle race, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 21 July 1973 Crowning, Festival Queen, Festival of Waters Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1 September 1979QCWA Member Dorothy Price, Melbourne Cup function, 2015Sailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleTwo Debutantes and their attendant, 1950Main Street, Cooktown, 21 July 1969Veterans, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Woman, Kin KinHorses, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa HeadsEvening views, Upper Noosa River, Great Sandy Recreation Area, Cooloola, 10 December 2025National Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger House, 29 School Street, Pomona, 15 May 2020Peter and Michelle Freeman, Noosa Heads, 29 June 1958Denis Jones, ca 1950sFlooding, Noosa River, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Ted Lowe, Boiling Pot, Noosa Heads, 7 December 1940Horse drawn buggy driver, 1980sAmphitheatre, Noosa Botanic Gardens, Lake Macdonald, 1990sSailors and boats, Noosa River, NoosavilleJohn Cochrane  (jockey) and horse Del Rio, Boonah, December 1975Aerial view north, Sunrise Beach, 1972Family gathering, 1980sEverglades Cruises, 1980sLagoon, Johns Landing Campground, 118 Johns Road, Cooroibah, 22 November 2017Tennis team, Pomona State Rural School, Pomona, 1942Activities during a salvage attempt, Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 1973Dinghy, Noosa RiverDwelling, 59 Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 13 February 2017Noosa River Mouth, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sInformal family portrait, Mackinnon Family, Pomona, 1930sThe Party Boys, Noosa Aussie Hop '83, Picnic Racetrack, Cooroy, 23 April 1983Entrance to Colonel Lintott's family home,  Viewland Drive, Noosa HeadsOlive Freeman, in costumeBert Clark Hairdresser and Tobacconist, Theatre Advertisement, ca 1950sHoliday makers, Laguna House, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1948Noosaville Library and Noosa Leisure Centre 15th Birthday, Wallace Park, Noosaville, December 2008First computer, Tewantin State School, 1984 Reflections, Noosa River, October 1981QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch members, Olive Donaldson and Marcia Dorricott (l-r), QCWA Tewantin Noosa Hall, Tewantin, ca 2013

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