Sunshine Coast New Year’s Eve flashback photo gallery

From fireworks, picnics and drinks to the beach wakeups most would rather forget, we take a look back at some of the best New Year’s Eve celebrations over the past two decades.

Sunshine Coast NYE flashback gallery.

A trip down memory lane to the early 2000s has uncovered a number of memorable photos from revellers across the Sunshine Coast celebrating the New Year in style.

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Kahlee Boyle, Brooke Mills and Davina Bates on New Year’s Eve at Mooloolaba in 2005. Photo: Brett Wortman

Michelle Smit, Lisa Lonergan, Katrina Thorpe and Hollie Scruton celebrate New Year’s Eve at Mooloolaba in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman.

Angelique Dielwart, Chantel Schipper, Angela Goddard and Erin Jade celebrate New Year’s Eve at Mooloolaba in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman.

New Years partygoer sleeps it off at Mooloolaba Beach on New Year’s Day in 2007. Picture: David Thomas

Tara Liddell, Emma Smart and Jenna Griffiths celebrate New Year’s Eve at Mooloolaba in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman.

John Grinshaw, Hailey Brady, Greg Egan, Colin Thomsen and Melissa Bowen celebrate New Year’s Eve at Mooloolaba in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman.

New Year’s Day at Mooloolaba Sleeping off the night before in 2006. Picture: Warren Lynam

Luke Sorensen, Ryan Oliver and Christie Sirl of Morayfield celebrate New Year’s Eve at Mooloolaba in 2003. Picture: Barry Leddicoat.

Rohan Kena, Ashley and Jeremy Regan celebrate New Year’s Eve at Mooloolaba in 2003. Picture: Barry Leddicoat.

Revellers and early morning people are welcomed to the new decade by the sunrise on Mooloolaba Beach in 2010. Picture: Mark Furler.

A council contractor cleans up the mess from the night before as revellers soak up the first rays of light on Mooloolaba Beach after an early morning dip in 2010. Picture: Brett Wortman.

Sharon Ellis and Margaret Proctor celebrate New Year’s Eve at Mooloolaba in 2003. Picture: Barry Leddicoat.

Dagwood dogs all round for Pete Hale, Nic Franciscus, Tim Voigt and Danny Johnson celebrate New Year’s Eve at Mooloolaba in 2003.

Alison Stocker, Berri Jones and Melissa Young celebrate New Year’s Eve at Mooloolaba in 2003. Picture: Barry Leddicoat.

New Year’s Day at Mooloolaba Sleeping off the night before in 2006. Picture: Warren Lynam.

Rohan Webb, Kat Hartley, Rhys Jones and Vicki Wimsett celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2004. Picture: Brett Wortman.

Cheree Ward and Heather Crawford celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2004.

Revellers on the balcony of an apartment building on The Esplanade at Mooloolaba celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2004. Picture: Bruce Long

Andrew Parry and Ellen Whalley celebrate New Year‘s Eve in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman. Photo: Brett Wortman

Wade Fuge won his sweetheart, Nicole Richardson, a cute stuffed lizard down at sideshow alley celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman.

Danni Strachan, Nickie Teubler and Ian Arthur celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman

Mareesa Contarino and Phoebe La'Rue celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman

Lyndall Hall and Paul Munnings celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman

Rhian Hunter and Lauren Turnbull celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman

Jan and Damian Bathersby celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman

Jan and Damian Bathersby and children that forced their way into the photo celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman

New Year’s Day at Mooloolaba Sleeping on Mooloolaba Beach in 2010. Picture: Warren Lynam

Crowd dancing to The Black Sorrows in Mooloolaba.

Hamish Jeffery, Samuel Heinke, Tom Kelly, Tim Lingard, Ben O'Toole, Tom Jeffery and Christine Allchin celebrate New Year’s Eve at Mooloolaba Esplanade.

New Year’s Day Waking up to a new year at Mooloolaba in 2004.

New year new head in 2006. Picture: Warren Lynam

Darcy Clark, Aaron Marsh, Hayden Martin, Jason Gallea, Jack Bowman, Lain Wyper, Kieran Mark enjoy their New Year’s Eve celebrations at Mooloolaba.

Mooloolaba New years eve party goes get ready to a big night in 2007. Picture: Jason Dougherty

Shayne Dimmer and Hamish Johnston celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman

Jordan Finn gets a New Year’s kiss on the cheek from Dana Teitzel in 2011. Picture: Cade Mooney.

Seabreeze caravan park revellers celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2005. Picture: Brett Wortman

New Year’s Day Sleeping of New Year’s Eve celebrations on Mooloolaba Beach in 2004.

New Year's Eve celebrations at Mooloolaba Esplanade in 2008.

Out and about are Aaron Laskey and Audrey Bru for New Year’s Eve in 2016 at Mooloolaba Beach.

Sara-Jane Camac, Hannah Smith, and Emily Morrow enjoys a snooze on the beach to kick off the new year in 2007. Picture: David Thomas.

A man enjoys a snooze on the beach to kick off the new year in 2007. Picture: David Thomas.

New Years eve party goers sleeping it off at Mooloolaba Beach on New Year’s Day in 2007. Picture: David Thomas

A man enjoys a snooze on the beach to kick off the new year in 2007. Picture: David Thomas.

A New Years eve party goer sleeping it off at Mooloolaba Beach on New Year’s Day in 2007. Picture: David Thomas

Tegan Edmundson and Sophie O'Brian at Mooloolaba Beach on New Year’s Day in 2007. Picture: David Thomas

Lauren Rayner and Amanda Wills celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2007. Picture: Chris McCormack

Brooke Kirkpatrick, Jessica Mott, Courtney Anderson get ready to celebrate the New Year at Coolum in 2005. Picture: Megan Slade.

Revellers asleep on Mooloolaba beach in 2007. Picture: John Wilson

New Year’s Eve on the Sunshine Coast at Mooloolaba. Georgia Smythe (3), Declan Smythe (7), Selina Erbacher, Phoebe Erbacher (7), Claudia Kentera (5) and Karen Kentera. Picture: Cade Mooney

New Year’s Eve on the Sunshine Coast at Mooloolaba. Sarah Marriott, Josh Lerch, Jacqui Brosnan and Aaron Brosnan. Photo: Cade Mooney.

Ben Phillips, Ben Crighton, Price Imlach and Jess Howcroft celebrate New Year’s Eve on the Sunshine Coast at Mooloolaba. Picture: Cade Mooney

Emily Perry, Lianie Scells, Megan Borg, Donna Scells, Mikayla Scells, Sophie Perry and Georgia Scells celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2007. Picture: Anthony Reginato

Shaun, Elliott (6), Amanda and Oliver (3) Mitchell celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2007. Picture: Anthony Reginato

Wendy, Jayden (2) and Greg Bell celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2007. Picture: Anthony Reginato.

Jaeean (7), Cooper (6), Jackson (9) and Brad Taylor celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2007. Picture: Anthony Reginato

Kellie, Kyle (6) Cooper (2) and Wayne celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2007. Picture: Anthony Reginato

Timothy (6), Alan, Linda and Matthew (2) Hobson celebrate New Year’s Eve in 2007. Picture: Anthony Reginato

Aroma's Noosa staffers Alyssa Boylan, Grant Lanham and Jennah Druery ready for New Year’s Eve in 2011. Picture: Darryn Smith

Jessica Weidinger (front left), Angele Harford, Kerstyn Dance and Adelaide Lodder celebrate New Year's Eve in Mooloolaba in 2015. Picture: Nicky Moffat.

Eden and Jason Cossey bring in the New Year on the Noosa River in 2015. Picture: Geoff Potter.

Mason and Marie Millard bring in the New Year on the Noosa River in 2015. Picture: Geoff Potter.

Dan and Amy bring in the New Year on the Noosa River in 2015. Picture: Geoff Potter.

Mellisa, Bianca and Oscar Zulpo bring in the New Year on the Noosa River in 2015. Picture: Geoff Potter.

Solange, Rocko and Nesh Simic bring in the New Year on the Noosa River in 2015. Picture: Geoff Potter.

Eli, Leila, Nathan, Lani, Mahalia, Jo, Isaac and Josh bring in the New Year on the Noosa River in 2015. Picture: Geoff Potter.

Julie, Zach and Leo Phillips bring in the New Year on the Noosa River in 2015. Picture: Geoff Potter.

Jake and Julie Phillips and Elijah Jolley bring in the New Year on the Noosa River in 2015. Picture: Geoff Potter.

Darcy, Will, Megan and Lola Harrison bring in the New Year on the Noosa River in 2015. Picture: Geoff Potter.