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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 Kim Teer

Kim TEER

Kim Teer has not been seen since August 1979. She had been spending the year backpacking around Australia with her border collie, Crosby. She had made her way to Melbourne from...

Nancy Gumprecht

On Sunday the 6th of October 1985 Nancy Alice Gumprecht left her residence in Legana, early in the morning, stating to her husband that she was going bushwalking in the Mount...

Missing person from New south wales Frances Malfredas

Frances MALFREDAS

Frances Mafredas was last seen at the James Fletcher Hospital in Newcastle, NSW on the 21st of June 1984. Frances has not been seen, or in contact with family since this time....

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