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In Australia, more than 38,000 missing persons reports are received by police each year. While most people are found within a short period of time, there remain approximately 2,600 long term missing persons; those who have been missing for more than three months. Missing persons’ cases are investigated by State and Territory police.

Who is missing?

The National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) uses a variety of methods including this website to profile missing persons across the country. Our promotion of missing persons includes; Missing Persons Posters, Facebook and social media, outdoor advertising, partnerships with corporate supporters and through events such as International Missing Children’s Day and National Missing Persons Week.

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Please note: the cases listed do not represent every missing person in Australia that has been reported to police. The NMPCC profiles cases provided by State and Territory Missing Persons Units when the missing person is considered long-term. If you are searching for a specific missing person, or a person matching a specific description, please see our site search tips page.

Missing Person Marilyn Qualmann

Marilyn QUALMANN

Missing presumed murdered.

On Sunday 21 September 1975 Marilyn Qualmann, then aged 14 years, went missing from Moorook Road, Moorook (via Kingston-on-Murray). The last...

Missing person from new south wales Hilda Clarke

Hilda CLARKE

Hilda Clarke, aged 61, was last seen by her husband at their Toormina address getting into a car on the 26th of June, 1986. Hilda has not made contact or been seen by friends or...

Missing Person Cheryl Renwick WA

Cheryl RENWICK

At 8pm on Tuesday, 27 May 1986, Cheryl Renwick was reported to have left her home address in Eric Street, Como, following a telephone call from a friend. This was the last known...

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