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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, Noosa RiverMaypole Dance, Golden Jubilee Celebrations, Pomona State School, Pomona, 1947 Wreath laying, ANZAC Day, 25 April 2025, TewantinCrowning, Festival Queen, Festival of Waters Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1 September 1979Attendees, Christmas Eve Mardi Gras, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 24 December 1969Entrance to land clearing site, Tewantin, 1 November 1990 Diners, opening, Village Inn Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca March 1972Master of Ceremonies, Richard Hansen with Irene Rogers, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Coolum Beach, ca 1987-88Friends, 1948Report on proceedings of Official Opening, Noosa Sound, 18 December 1973Bank of New South Wales (temporary premises), Maple Street, Cooroy, 1909Dressed for Heritage Day celebrations, Tait Duke Cottage, 84 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 22 August 1998Redevelopment, dwelling, 131 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 2004Scenic Views, Hastings Street and Noosa River Mouth, Noosa Heads, 1948Celebrations, Official opening, Baptist Church, Cnr Lake Weyba Drive and Weyba Road, Noosaville, 1958Tom Stephenson RisleyAerial view,  Peregian Beach, December 1972Customers and staff outside P.H. Elder's Blacksmith store, 9 Diamond Street, Cooroy, ca 1909Baptist Church, ca 1958Waiting in transition, Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, 1980sMuseum exhibits, Gympie and District Gold Mining and Historical Museum, Gympie, 20 January 1973Sailing boats, Boreen Point, ca 1920sAttendees, Noosa's Surfing History: In Conversation, The J, Noosa Heads, 11 March 2025Soil testing, Weyba Creek, Noosa HeadsNoosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleBill, John, Ji, Herb and Ike Clarey (l-r), Tewantin, 1972Demolition after the fire, Goddard's Lighting, Pelican Street, Tewantin, February 1982Noosa Waters lock under construction, Noosaville Delivery, 'Bunya' Sculpture, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Sunset, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, July 1949Donald Shand (Chairman and founder East-West Airlines) with Mrs Bower, Maroochydore Airport, Maroochydore, 11 August 1972Class Photo, Grade 5, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1951Peter FreemanConstruction, Morwong Drive, Noosa Heads, 25 July 1949Garden club students, Pomona State School, Pomona, ca 1950sCar racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Cappa the Alpaca and friends, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Victorian era costumes, Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1954Weyba Bridge, NoosavilleDrone view, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 5 May 2023Scenic view, Noosa Heads Lookout, Noosa Heads, 1956View down to Noosa Heads from 'Noosa Vale', 19 October 1948Businesses, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1990sBikini model posed beside Ford Escort, 1970Celebrations and Band, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleANZAC Day march, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 25 April 1973Alan, Donny (on ground) and Dorothy Dunstan, Wallace House, Noosaville, ca 1930sPomona township nestled at foot of Mt Cooroora

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