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National Missing Persons Week (NMPW) is an annual week of action that takes place in Australia during the first week of August to raise awareness of the significant issues surrounding missing persons. The week is also used to profile long-term missing persons, and to educate the ACT community.
The disappearance of Tony Jones in 1982 was the catalyst for the establishment of NMPW in Australia by the Jones family. The inaugural week took place with a memorial service in Townsville in 1988, where the Mayor of Townsville planted a tree in commemoration of Mr Jones.
NMPW continues to this day and is supported throughout the missing persons, law enforcement sectors and within the broader community to bring much needed awareness and hopefully answers for those left behind.
NMPW 2024 will be held from the 28 July – 3 August.
This year ACT Policing’s focus will be on one of the ACT’s long-term missing persons, Laura Haworth who has not been seen by her family for 16 years. She will be featured on ACT Policing Social Media channels and on posters distributed through businesses and organisations ACT wide and extending to surrounding regions that Canberrans frequent.
Anyone with information about Laura’s disappearance should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Information can be provided anonymously.
