William’s loved ones are, and will forever be indebted to the tremendous, ongoing commitment of NSW Police, in particular Strike Force Rosann who have been absolutely relentless in their ongoing investigation in the search for William – leaving no stone unturned to find answers.

Since that tragic day, hearts across Australia have been broken but we have and will continue to maintain unwavering faith in NSW Police and carry hope in our hearts that William will be found – he is in our hearts always… Always…

On Christmas morning when little ones around Australia and the world awaken bright-eyed with wonder at toys found in stockings and beneath lighted trees, William’s loved ones will continue to shed tears for their precious little boy and the stolen years.  On Christmas morning when families hold loved ones near, it will mark 3 years, 3 months, 13 days and countless tears since William was held in the arms of those he loved and who loved him. “Wherever you are William, we hold hope in our hearts that soon you will find your way home to us and we can smother you with love, hugs and kisses to make up for the heartbreak and tears, the lost Christmases and stolen years.”

“Where are you William?  Where are you our precious little boy? Tomorrow will mark the 3^rd anniversary of your abduction – 3 tragic years of unspeakable heartbreak and endless tears. Tomorrow will mark 3 years without you, 3 years of not knowing where you are, 3 years of keeping hope in our hearts that with every new tomorrow comes the day that you will be found.

“William, we will never stop loving you.  We will never stop looking for you, and until that tomorrow comes, we will never give up hope that you will be found and returned home to the arms of your loved ones where you belong.”

From this week, the Where’s William Campaign will be rolling out a digital ad campaign featuring the $1Million reward on billboards, in shopping centres and on screens in hundreds of cafes and offices around Australia to appeal for the somebody who knows something to come forward and tell police what they know. Call Crime Stoppers NOW on 1800 333 000. Make the Call!

#OneMillionReasons, #BringHimHome, #BringWilliamHome, #MakeTheCall, #WheresWilliam, #NowsTheTime

“Tomorrow, please join us in our heartfelt wish that William and all missing children will be found.”

“I wish, I pray, I cry each night for William. Please don’t give up on our boy. Don’t give up on bringing William home. Never say never. Where there is a chance that someone might come forward, there is hope that together, we all have the chance to bring William home.” William’s Daddy

During National Missing Person’s Week Australian’s are reminded of the heartbreak far too many families feel because a loved one is missing.  For William’s family as with many others, the pain continues…  Our thoughts are with them all, so too are our hopes and prayers that their missing loved ones are returned to the arms of their families where they belong.

We continue to appeal to anyone who knows anything of William’s abduction to report it during National Missing Person’s Week.  NSW Police are offering a $1Million reward for information that will lead them to William. That’s $1Million reasons to make the call. If you HEARD anything, SAW anything or KNOW anything concerning William’s abduction, call Crime Stoppers NOW on 1800 333 000. Make the call!

On the 26 June, William’s 6^th Birthday, it will be 1019 sleeps since he was abducted. 1019 sleeps since he was taken from those he loves and who love him.  1019 sleeps since he felt their loving arms around him and 1019 sleeps of unimaginable heartbreak, fears and countless tears.

On his special day, please join us in lighting a candle for William – A candle of love for this little man and a candle of hope …hope that soon William will be found and returned to the arms of his family where he belongs.

On Sunday, Mother’s Day, it will be 975 days since little William was abducted, stolen from his loving family and the arms of his adoring Mummy. For her, Mother’s Day will mark 975 days of heartbreak and tears – 975 days of grief not knowing what has happened to her precious little boy – not knowing if he is safe, not knowing what he’s doing, not knowing where he is… 975 days of hoping and praying that soon he will be home again, safe in the arms of those who love him.

On Mother’s Day, William’s Mummy will be reminded that for 975 days she’s been without her precious little boy; his cheeky grin, his laughter, his cuddles and his wide-eyed wonder at life’s discoveries – reminded of too many precious moments, lost…

On Sunday, our thoughts will be with William’s Mummy and every Mother who grieves every day for their missing child – too many Mothers who have shed countless tears for the lost moments, days, weeks and years… On Mother’s Day, our thoughts and prayers will be with them all…

My name is William.  Please don’t give up on me.  Please don’t give up hope of finding me and bringing me home. While there is a chance that the somebody who saw something, who heard something, who knows something might come forward and tell police what they know; there is the hope that one day Police will find me.  Are you the somebody who can help me?  If you are, please call Crime Stoppers NOW on 1800 333 000 and be the one who helps Police to find me and bring me home to the arms of my Mummy and Daddy where I belong

By William’s Mummy & Daddy

Hope is a funny thing. What do we hope for? We’re not too sure how to answer a question about ‘how we maintain hope for William’ exactly. We hope he’s safe, we hope he’s loved, we hope he’s not afraid. We hope we get an answer soon. We hope he comes home soon. We hope that we never have to face the fact that we may never know what happened to our beautiful little boy. We hope that someone will tell someone what they know.

As a family we survive by being present minute-to-minute. The minutes roll into days, days into weeks all from the moment our boy disappeared. Hope is all we have. To imagine a life without William is absolutely horrific and it’s something we just can’t do. We believe the Police are doing everything they can possibly do to bring him home.

By trying to think positively and that by not having an outcome as yet, we believe that there is still the chance of William coming home alive. We also believe the public can help in immeasurable ways. What we’re asking of people is; if you’ve noticed that something is odd, or that something just strikes a chord with you about what you might have seen or heard then you have to contact Crime Stoppers. It might be something that until now you’ve dismissed as unimportant but by telling police, it just may be the one thing, the one missing piece of the puzzle they are looking for and you just may be the one who helps to bring William home to us. We hope that the “one thing”, the one piece of information police are looking for will come through very soon because to live a life without our little boy is indescribable.

It’s the love and support of extended family and friends that keeps us going day-after-day. For our little family, we keep each other strong and remain focussed on caring for each other and what our family means to us. Keeping our family connected and emotionally safe, our roles with each other change as does our grief and sense of loss but for us it’s about being honest and open with each other with our feelings and thoughts.

We have a very strong support system around us with friends, counselling professionals and other family members all focussed on how we can keep each other moving forward and in helping each other with coming to terms with William’s abduction.

As a family, there are times when it’s just so overwhelming… One of the most confronting feelings we have sometimes is the feeling that life goes on without William at home… Life as we knew it stopped on the morning of the 12th September 2014 but around us the world was “ticking by”, the sun still came up each morning and the stars still shone each night…

It can be so overwhelming at times and this is when we rely on each other for strength. What’s also particularly cruel and hurtful is when people who don’t know us demonstrate an enormous lack of compassion and empathy for our situation and say the most hurtful and insensitive things on social media, this is when the strength and love of friends and family helps keeps us “normal”. We both support each other by keeping busy with the Where’s William Campaign to raise awareness of our boy and donations to keep his disappearance front of mind across the community.

William is a funny little boy with an amazing sense of humour. He can laugh at himself and is most happy being the centre of attention at home. He and his sister absolutely adore each other. We have pictures of them giving each other kisses, hugs and playing. One of the things that William was beginning to explore was dress ups and creating characters for us. He and his sister would put on concerts for us, they would play their guitars and pianos, sing their favourite songs which was Frozen at the time. William and his sister are everything to us and our family.

William and his sister are the ‘bestest little buddies’ and the centre of our entire universe.

It’s incredibly hard thinking about our plans and dreams for the future now. When we think of the plans we might make, often we question ourselves because we want so much to include William. How can we plan for our family’s future without him and yet, do we try to make plans as if he’s not with us?

We have almost completed our renovations on our home for our little family. We had planned those a while ago and we planned for it to become our “forever family home”. It’s heartbreaking that William has missed out on all the fun things that he would have been so excited to be a part of – the diggers, the saws cutting timber for the roof, the trucks and all the trades working on our family home. He wold have been so, so very excited especially knowing he wold be getting his new room upstairs with lots more room for all his toys! Having missed out on the fun of building, we hope that when William comes home to us he loves how we’ve made his room his own special magic place.

To the public we want to say a special thank you from the bottom of our hearts. So many of you have offered your heartfelt words of support, love and carrying for William you’re your continued support and endorsement in helping in our Where’s William? Campaign brings us incredible comfort. We have seen your words and felt your acts of kindness.

And yet, we are troubled and disturbed by the heartbreaking position we find ourselves in and feel a deep sense of helplessness at not knowing what has happened to our boy.

To the public, our message is simple; somebody knows something, somebody saw something or somebody heard something that can help police find our boy. Somebody may have even heard someone say something about William’s disappearance. All it will take to find him is for that somebody, that one person to come forward to make all the difference and help bring William home. Maybe that somebody is you?

Please visit whereswilliam.org to learn more about William and make a donation and share William’s official Facebook page: ‘Where’s William Tyrrell? Bring Him Home – Official’ Facebook page.

If you have seen William or have information relating to his disappearance, please contact Crime Stoppers now on 1800 333 000 or at Crime Stoppers online reporting page. You can remain anonymous.

Developing and launching the Where’s William? Campaign is our way of advocating for William and appealing to the public to not forget that someone has taken our little boy. It’s the public who can help up us to find that one clue that will lead us to William.

If it weren’t for the generosity of Dick and Pip Smith, we wouldn’t have been able to even dream that the Where’s William? Campaign were possible. The seed funding they provided enabled us to develop and launch the campaign to help find William and bring him home.

We are most grateful to Dick and Pip Smith and all those who are very kindly providing their services to us in a pro bono capacity or at cost. However, there are still many infrastructure costs and out-of-pocket expenses that require payment including printing, distribution, ads, and media engagement costs. Without the generosity of the public through donations, we would not be able to cover these essential expenses. Please don’t assume that someone else is supporting the campaign and think that someone else will donate.

When William first disappeared, out of concern for our boy a number of individuals and groups that don’t know us or William wanted to help by raising awareness in creating unofficial Facebook pages and in other ways.

Looking at Facebook, there are many different unofficial groups promoting the need to find William and some having a large following who, on their own, organise events and advocate their support for William. If everyone who liked those pages or was part of a group could donate just a few dollars each, then we would have funding that we could use for some additional forms of generating awareness of the need to find William.

Recently some are inviting people to participate in a Walk 4 William national event to help raise awareness of our little boy.

William’s family and Bravehearts are grateful to organisers but now the official Where’s William? Campaign is urging supporters and participants to register their events via the whereswilliam.org website to have our full support. Only officially registered events will be given vital information on legal requirements for their event and most importantly, once registered they will be covered by public liability insurance which is an absolute must.

Walk 4 William events can also fundraise to support ongoing campaign costs or purchase T Shirts, Ribbons and Hats directly from William’s official website. Every donation matters because it’s all about finding our boy.

We want people to know that he could still be out there ready to be found. The police believe William could be alive, he could be anywhere. We as people living in this day and age should be morally affronted that someone thought it was okay to abduct an innocent child from outside his Nana’s home. What is right about that? As mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, daughters, sons, brothers and sisters we should all be up in arms that a complete stranger abducted William and that somebody knows what happened to him. For whatever reason, that somebody is not coming forward. That somebody knows who took him. That somebody is keeping a secret….

How long can you live with that? Knowing that there is a family who is desperate for William to come home. Knowing that his siblings miss playing with their brother. Knowing that there is a family who are shattered. It’s unbelievably cruel and torturous.
Now is time for that somebody who knows something to share their secret and to help right this terrible wrong.

As William’s family we would do everything possible to find our boy. For us, there is absolutely no option other than to do everything in our power to help Police find our boy. Anything. For the last 12 months we’ve being doing everything we can to get the campaign up and running, asking friends and family to help and seeking seed funding to begin the first stage to develop the creative and launch the online components with William’s website and official Facebook page which have both been warmly received.

There is not a single day that goes by that we don’t wonder about our boy and where he is, what he’s doing, hoping and praying that today’s the day we get the call from Police telling us they know where William is. The Where’s William? Campaign just has to keep going and we will do whatever we can to achieve that. We will do absolutely everything we possibly can in order to keep the public’s awareness of William paramount.

Without the help of our team we wouldn’t have been able to have come this far. We are so appreciative of everyone who has supported us and continues to support our primary goal of finding William even though what we have each taken on is extremely hard for everyone.

Overall, we are humbled by the incredible support and good will toward us from the majority of the public who send their thoughts and kind wishes to us via William’s website and Facebook page. It is this kindness that often brings us to tears. It is this support that gives us hope and keeps us going when at times we feel we can’t go on.

It’s been almost a year since William was abducted and although the Police believe that William could still be alive, that he could be anywhere but we fear that with the passing of time people may have lost faith and hope that our boy can still be found.

We know the Where’s William? Campaign can continue to generate extensive awareness of William to prompt somebody with the knowledge of William’s whereabouts to come forward but we need help. We need the help of the public to continue to roll out the campaign nationally and we hope that people will help us.

Please, please don’t forget that someone has taken our boy and that somebody knows something. With the help of the public, we hope we can find William and bring him home.

For information or to make a donation please visit whereswilliam.org or ‘Where’s William Tyrrell? Bring Him Home – Official’ Facebook page.

If you have seen William or have information relating to his disappearance, contact Crime Stoppers now on 1800 333 000 or at Crime Stoppers online reporting page. You can remain anonymous.