Overview

• The offer of up to A$1 million is payable for information that leads to an arrest rather than a conviction, the largest arrest-focused reward in Victoria.
• More than 450 officers, with Australian Defence Force aerial and planning support, continue sweeping alpine bushland and over 100 properties around Porepunkah.
• Search operations now include clearing caves and abandoned mine shafts as specialists work through rugged, freezing terrain.
• Authorities report no verified sightings since August 26 and warn Freeman is likely armed, urging people to contact Crime Stoppers and not approach.
• A temporary no-fly zone around Porepunkah Airport has been extended as thousands farewelled Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart, with Neal Thompson’s funeral scheduled for Monday.