Overview

• Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said deployments have reduced from nearly 500 at the peak to more than 200 officers who continue rotating through Porepunkah.
• Search teams have covered over 40 square kilometres by foot and air, repeatedly checking mineshafts, caves, huts and properties due to the challenging terrain.
• Investigators report about 1400 public tips after announcing a $1 million reward with possible indemnity, though none has produced a verified lead so far.
• Specialist support has included interstate and overseas teams, with the Australian Defence Force providing planning expertise and aerial surveillance at police request.
• Community impacts persist as Mount Buffalo National Park remains closed and $5000 grants are available to affected businesses, while the fallen officers were honoured at memorial services.