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Let’s make this a ‘Summer of Hope’ for families missing a loved one

For many Australian families who have a loved one on the missing persons register, it is hope which will help them get through the upcoming summer holidays and Christmas period.

It is ‘hope’ which also inspired the Australian Federal Police’s (AFP) National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC), in partnership with Chemist Warehouse, to launch the ‘Summer of Hope’ campaign for 2016.

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Statistical Bulletin

Media Release: New statistics to drive national missing persons agendas

This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Institute of Criminology

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) will release new research today (Thursday 24 November) that will provide law enforcement with updated information and trend data relating to missing persons in Australia over the past eight years.

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Day for Daniel - 'Tweed to the Territory'

The ‘Tweed to the Territory’ tour is a joint initiative between the Daniel Morcombe Foundation and the AFP’s Missing Persons and Cyber and Child Safety teams. Taking place in the two weeks leading into Day for Daniel in October 2016, the tour will focus on providing child and cyber safety awareness presentations to local communities.

The educational tour is targeted at primary school students in...

Stay Connected

National Missing Persons Week reminds people to stay connected

The Australian Federal Police (AFP), through its National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC), launched National Missing Persons Week 2016 (NMPW) on Monday 1 August with the key message 'Missing persons leave frayed edges—Stay connected'.

The message serves to remind the community of the importance of staying connected with family and friends, and encourages those at risk of going...

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Media Release: Connections key to reducing incidence and impact of missing persons

This is a joint media release issued by the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police.

Police are urging families, friends, colleagues, and communities across Australia to stay connected this National Missing Persons Week (31 July – 6 August), which launched today in Melbourne to draw attention to people in our community who are still missing.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP), through its...

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Don’t forget them this International Missing Children’s Day

On 25 August 1973, 11-year-old Joanne Ratcliffe took four-year-old Kirste Gordon to the bathroom during an AFL match at the Adelaide Oval. They had gone to the bathroom together earlier while Joanne’s parents and Kirste’s grandmother watched the game, but this time round they didn’t return to their seats. After 15 minutes Joanne’s mother went to find them.

They were gone.

Despite a $1 million...

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Media Release: Australians asked to not forget our missing children

Remembering those children who are still missing and supporting loved ones in their search are key elements to this year’s International Missing Children’s Day campaign, a day recognised globally on 25 May each year.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP), through its National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC), is launching the campaign in Canberra today.

The day highlights the continued...

National Missing Persons Week 'Stay Connected'

In 2016 the National Missing Persons Coordination Centre will focus on raising awareness of the impacts of missing persons within the community. Our key message 'Missing persons leave frayed edges, Stay connected' reminds us all of the importance of staying connected with family and friends and enhancing the support networks for those most at risk of going missing.

 

The impact of missing...

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Media Release: Summerofhope profiling long-term missing persons

More than 35,000 people are reported missing in Australia each year, with an estimated 2,000 people currently listed as a long-term missing person—missing for more than three months.

That is why initiatives such as our #summerofhope campaign are vital to raise awareness of missing persons in our community.

The campaign aims to engage directly with the online community in the hope of resolving...

Day for Daniel - 'Capital to the Coast'

The ‘Capital to the Coast’ tour was a joint initiative between the AFP and the Daniel Morcombe Foundation which took place in the week leading into Day for Daniel in October 2015. The Daniel Morcombe Foundation promotional truck, ‘Big Red’, toured primary schools from Canberra to the NSW South Coast delivering child safety presentations.

The tour started in Canberra on Friday 23 October and...

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Missing Person Wayne Steinhardt

Wayne STEINHARDT

Mr Steinhardt, 65, is known to frequent camping grounds across south east Queensland, and in July of 2010 he advised family that he was moving from the Samford Showgrounds to...

Age progressed image of Leela McDougall

Leela McDOUGALL

In July 2007 six-year-old Leela and her mother 27-year-old Chantelle McDougall along with two other men vacated their premises in Nannup, Western Australia. From all indications...

Missing Person Robert Wilson

Robert WILSON

Robert Wilson was last seen on 30 December 2001 in Rosemeadow. If you have information that may assist police to locate Robert please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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