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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 from New south wales Carol Goodlich

Carol GOODLICH

Carol Goodlich was last seen around the 25th of September 1982 in Tweed Heads, NSW. She was possibly travelling to Sydney seeking work and may have been in the company of a woman...

Missing Person in New South Wales Violet Burt

Violet BURT

Violet Burt left her home at Barrack Heights at 1:00pm 7/8/1988 to go for a walk on the beach. She has not been seen since.

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Missing Person Tommy MARSHALL Northern Territory

Tommy MARSHALL

In February 1982, MARSHALL was camped at Canteen Bore on Yambah Station with another worker (Tom BURROWS), maintaining fences and bores. At about 11.00PM, on the 28th February, he...

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