DAUGHTER MAKES EMOTIONAL PLEA SIX MONTHS AFTER MOTHER YVONNE WHEAR DISAPPEARED

MURWILLUMBAH, Australia — Nearly six months after 73-year-old Yvonne Whear disappeared in northern New South Wales, her daughter is making an emotional plea for anyone with information to come forward.

Whear was last seen on the afternoon of Feb. 19, when CCTV captured her driving toward her farm near Murwillumbah. Her daughter, Gillian Hallac, said the prolonged uncertainty has left the family struggling to move forward.

HER CAR HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND

Whear had attended an art class at TAFE on the day she disappeared and was later seen at a Shell service station in Murwillumbah at around 3:15 p.m.

Evidence suggests she made it back to her property. Her boots and hat were found there, while phone records indicate she watched videos and checked her voicemail shortly before 5 p.m.

But after that, there was no further sign of her.

Her gold-colored Ford Escape has also never been located.

“WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE SHE IS”

Hallac said the disappearance has been devastating for the entire family.

She said her mother was a private person who cared deeply for the animals on her small farm and spoke with relatives almost every day.

Since Whear vanished, she has missed family occasions, including the birth of her first great-grandchild.

Hallac has said she believes her mother may have been taken from her property and that her vehicle could have been deliberately concealed. She also believes there are people who know more about what happened than they have revealed.

POLICE HAVE SEARCHED WIDELY

NSW Police have devoted significant resources to the investigation.

Detectives have used drones and helicopters to search areas stretching from Murwillumbah toward the Queensland border. Police boats and divers equipped with sonar have also searched the Rous and Tweed Rivers, extending as far as Fingal Head.

Despite extensive searches, Whear has not been located.

Police say the investigation remains open to all possibilities and have found no evidence suggesting she intended to voluntarily disappear.

A CALL FOR ONE SMALL CLUE

Detective Inspector Paul Fenwick of the NSW Police missing persons registry is urging anyone who may have seen Whear, her vehicle or anything unusual around the time of her disappearance to contact authorities.

Investigators are particularly interested in anyone who may have been driving through the area with dashcam footage that has not yet been reviewed.

Even information that may seem insignificant could help investigators reconstruct Whear’s final known movements.

For Hallac, the passage of time has only made the uncertainty harder.

“We need to know where she is and what happened to her,” she said.

Nearly six months have passed since Yvonne Whear disappeared.

Her family still has no answers — and they are hoping someone, somewhere, has the missing piece that could finally explain what happened to her.