The latest news from the NMPCC
International Missing Children’s Day 2021: Commemorative tree dedicated to all missing children
The Australian Federal Police’s National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) is honouring International Missing Children’s Day (IMCD) 2021 with a tree dedication at the National Arboretum in Canberra for all missing children and their families.
IMCD is commemorated annually on the 25 May. IMCD is a day where people around the world commemorate the missing children who have found their...
When: Tue, 2021-05-25 08:53
International Missing Children’s Day 2021: Commemorative tree dedicated to all missing children
The Australian Federal Police’s National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) is honouring International Missing Children’s Day (IMCD) 2021 with a tree dedication at the National Arboretum in Canberra for all missing children and their families.
IMCD is commemorated annually on the 25 May. IMCD is a day where people around the world commemorate the missing children who have found their...
When: Tue, 2021-05-25 08:52
Australian-first forensic program to seek to name our country's unidentified human remains
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is today launching the country’s first National DNA Program, with the hope of uncovering investigative leads as to the identity of our unknown Australians and resolving long-term missing persons cases across Australia.
This new initiative – the National DNA Program for Unidentified and Missing Persons will harness modern forensic techniques to allow the...
When: Sun, 2020-08-02 08:58
National Missing Persons Week 2020: Police call on community to help solve eight long-term missing persons cases
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is calling on the public to help solve eight long-term missing persons’ investigations as part of a digital campaign marking National Missing Persons Week 2020 (2-8 August 2020).
The initiative – titled ‘I’ll see you later’ – has been developed by the AFP’s National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) and includes a series of short videos which...
When: Thu, 2020-07-30 14:22
Missing Australians featured on milk bottles for the second year
In a joint campaign developed by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) and Canberra Milk, the faces of missing people will once again be displayed on milk bottles in the Australian Capital Territory. The campaign will run from 15 June for four weeks in an effort to solve the mystery of their disappearance and raise awareness of the issue of...
When: Wed, 2020-06-10 12:19
International Missing Children’s Day: For a moment, the whole world knew how it felt to miss someone…
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) are marking International Missing Children’s Day (IMCD) 2020 with a creative campaign, including a short video themed: #MissingChildrenDeserveAReunionToo, that taps into the collective loss and grief people around the globe are feeling while living through the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.
The pandemic...
When: Mon, 2020-05-25 08:46
Australia’s first large scale hackathon combines innovative approach with crowdsourced talent to find national missing persons
In what will be considered a world first, today 354 participants will gather across ten locations in Australia to generate leads for 12 national missing person cases for the Australian police.
The AustCyber Canberra Cyber Security Innovation Node has partnered with the Australian Federal Police, the National Missing Persons Coordination Centre and Trace Labs to deliver the first ever National...
When: Fri, 2019-10-11 08:22
Uber Australia joins NMPCC Corporate Supporter Cohort
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) today has welcomed Uber Australia into their Corporate Supporter Network in time for National Missing Persons Week 2019.
The NMPCC relies on its network of Corporate Supporters to reach millions of people across the country to raise awareness of missing persons, and to educate the community on the issues and...
When: Sun, 2019-08-04 08:00
Individuals not statistics - Australian Federal Police shift focus from statistics for National Missing Persons Week 2019
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) is shining a spotlight on Australia’s long term missing with the launch of National Missing Persons Week (NMPW) running from 4 - 10 August 2019.
Annually, National Missing Persons Week strives to create awareness throughout the wider Australian community, targeting those who have never thought about a...
When: Fri, 2019-08-02 16:06
Putting the faces of missing people back on milk cartons
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Canberra Milk are joining forces to put the faces of missing people back on milk bottles in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
AFP Assistant Commissioner Debbie Platz said the initiative – which launches in the ACT region on 6 June – will see 12 long-term missing people with connections to the Canberra region featured on one litre fresh milk bottles...
When: Thu, 2019-06-06 12:18
