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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, 1955Aerial view, Sunshine Beach, 13 April 1981Waterski tow kite exhibition, Festival of Waters, Noosa River, Noosaville, 2 September 1972Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, ca 1975Harry Spring and Gladys Spring, Cooroy, October 1982Fishing boats and Pelicans, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1990sShoreline erosion, Sunshine Beach, ca 1970sMorrison family, PomonaForestry fire lookout tower, Tewantin National Park, Mt Tinbeerwah, 1952Flooding, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Flooding, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Sunset behind storm clouds, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 25 August 1949Radio station 4NA staff and musicians, official opening, Arcadia Shopping Centre, Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, Noosa Heads, 1970sMain Street, Cooktown, 21 July 1969Vintage cars, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Vic Collins and friend with big catch, ca 2000'Jannett', Noosa River, October 1981Bedroom model, room 17 guest, Mad Hatters Dance, Laguna House, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1950Noosa Shire Council Chambers, Factory Street, Pomona, ca 1911Class Photo, Grade 6, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1948Peter Saal, Mark Bisman and Jeffery Chase on board Paloma, best decorated boat, Festival of Waters, Noosa River, Noosaville, 2 September 1972Flooding, Gibson Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Annual Show First Prize certificateParade, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club entry, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, ca 1980sSpectators, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Olive Freeman's house (left), with Edgar Johns's 'Beach View' Flats in the background, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 23 June 1971Possibly Fenwick Bros. and Morrish Sawmill workers, Cooroy, ca 1920sStudy area and reference desk, Noosaville Library, Wallace Park, Noosville, ca December 1993Pelicans enjoying a swim, Noosa River, Tewantin, ca 1930sAir Raid Warden's CertificateVintage firetruck, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Businesses, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 23 November 2019Margaret Thompson and President Leigh McCready (l-r), QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 20 April 2023Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 November 2006View of Blakesely Street from Ward Street, Tewantin, ca 1940sArtwork, Boreen Point Kiosk, Boreen Point, 1950sAlkira Apartments, Noosa Heads, 7 November 2022Damage, Harry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 2 October 2020Railway Station, Station Street, Pomona, ca 1950Corner of house, fire damage, Wallace House, Noosaville, after April 1999Camp site, The Woods, Noosa Heads, 1953 Ross and Betty Clement, Wedding portraitCrowd, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 1986Woodchop competitors, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Post Office Precinct, 33 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1998Looking east from Boiling Pot to Dolphin Point, Noosa National Park, 1953Members, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 31 July 2022Fred Schreiber and Florence Schreiber (nee Bazzo), Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sBlacksmith, Pomona, 1909Grey Egret, Noosa River, Noosaville, September 2021

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