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News.com.au
20-06-2025
- News.com.au
Funeral for slain 17yo Pheobe Bishop will be held in Bundaberg on June 30
A funeral service for Bundaberg teenager Pheobe Bishop will be held 16 days after her remains were found in bushland following her disappearance. The 17-year-old was last seen on May 15, on her way to Bundaberg Airport to board a flight to visit her boyfriend in Western Australia. She was reported missing the following day. A major investigation began after it was discovered Pheobe failed to board her flight and she was not captured on CCTV inside the airport. The trip was a long-awaited reunion with her boyfriend Levi, who had moved across the country following a family tragedy. Police allege she was murdered by her flatmates James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, on the day she was last seen. The pair were arrested on June 5 following a failed search to find the missing teen. They were charged with murder and two counts of interfering with a corpse. Pheobe's body was discovered near Good Night Scrub National Park the following day. A funeral for the teen will be held with her family and friends in Bundaberg before a private cremation at the Springfields Crematorium at Elliott Heads at 2pm on Monday June 30. Messages have flooded the funeral notice offering their condolences to her family. 'It is so very sad you were taken from life as you were. You will remain forever young in the hearts of all who knew and loved you. May your soul rest peacefully,'one message read. 'My heartfelt condolences to Pheobe's family and friends, a young life cut short senselessly,' another said. 'Sincere condolences. Such a tragic end to a young life. May Pheobe rest peacefully,' a person said. 'BISHOP, Pheobe Jade 'Nanny McPhee'. Aged 17 years. Late of Gin Gin and formerly of Windsor, NSW. Beloved daughter of Kylie and Ray, Kevin and Stacey. Dearly loved sister of Jamie, Jesse, Kaylea, Ruby-Leigh, Aybel and sister-in-law to Janay. Loving aunty to Tallullah. Much loved niece, cousin and friend to many,' the funeral notice reads. Her family have asked for donations to be made to Pheobe's Go Fund Me page in lieu of flowers, which has already raised $7600. Tracey Berends organised the tribute on behalf of Ms Bishop's family saying their world was shattered when the bright, kind-hearted and deeply loved young woman was taken from them far too soon. 'Pheobe had a gentle soul and a generous spirit – always caring for others and standing up for what was right,' she told a vigil earlier this month. 'We want her legacy to live on and by paying it forward to the amazing volunteers and community.' Her mother Kylie Johnson said at the vigil she never expected a situation like that would happen to her. 'Now, unfortunately, we know that she is not going to come home to us,' she said. 'I have no words that could ever, ever describe what the last three-and-a-half weeks … it's just weighed us down.'
News.com.au
17-06-2025
- News.com.au
‘Time to grieve': Pheobe Bishop's family confirms remains found in bushland are hers
The body discovered in rugged bushland earlier this month has been formally identified as missing teen Pheobe Bishop, bringing an end to a month-long search that has gripped the nation. In a statement to NewsMail on Tuesday, the Bishop family said police officers had confirmed to them that the remains were Pheobe's. 'Our family would like to thank everyone involved, from information reported to searching and everyone that has sent heartwarming messages,' the statement read. 'We just would also like to have time to process and grieve this new information as a family and ask for privacy at this time.' The 17-year-old was last seen on May 15, on her way to Bundaberg Airport to board a flight to visit her boyfriend in Western Australia. However, investigators later confirmed she never entered the terminal. She did not board the flight and was not captured on CCTV inside the airport. Police now allege she was murdered shortly after she was last seen, and that her body was moved multiple times before it was discovered near Good Night Scrub National Park on June 6. James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, were arrested on June 5 and charged with murder and interfering with a corpse. The pair remain in custody and are due to reappear in court in August. Neither has entered pleas to the charges. The home where Pheobe had been living with the accused was found in squalid condition, with evidence of severe animal neglect and structural damage. While the search for Pheobe is now over, the police investigation into her death continues.
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Yahoo
Heartbreaking update in search for Pheobe
The body discovered in rugged bushland earlier this month has been formally identified as missing teen Pheobe Bishop, bringing an end to a month-long search that has gripped the nation. In a statement to NewsMail on Tuesday, the Bishop family said police officers had confirmed to them that the remains were Pheobe's. 'Our family would like to thank everyone involved, from information reported to searching and everyone that has sent heartwarming messages,' the statement read. 'We just would also like to have time to process and grieve this new information as a family and ask for privacy at this time.' The 17-year-old was last seen on May 15, on her way to Bundaberg Airport to board a flight to visit her boyfriend in Western Australia. However, investigators later confirmed she never entered the terminal. She did not board the flight and was not captured on CCTV inside the airport. Police now allege she was murdered shortly after she was last seen, and that her body was moved multiple times before it was discovered near Good Night Scrub National Park on June 6. James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, were arrested on June 5 and charged with murder and interfering with a corpse. The pair remain in custody and are due to reappear in court in August. Neither has entered pleas to the charges. The home where Pheobe had been living with the accused was found in squalid condition, with evidence of severe animal neglect and structural damage. While the search for Pheobe is now over, the police investigation into her death continues.
News.com.au
12-06-2025
- News.com.au
Search for missing teen Pheobe Bishop suspended after haunting last posts emerge
The search for missing teenager Pheobe Bishop in Good Night Scrub National Park has been suspended after five days. The teen was last seen on May 15, travelling towards Bundaberg airport, however, she failed to board the plane and has not been seen since. Police begam their seach of the national park on May 23, and expanded the operation after they found evidence may have been moved from the Good Night Scrub area prior to their arrival. Some items of interest have been located during the search and will undergo forensic examination. Police said on Wednesday the investigation was 'ongoing' and that 'police are continuing to run out several lines of enquiry'. 'In addition to investigative work, physical searches will continue as needed and as information is provided,' a spokesman said. 'The greater Gin Gin area remains the focus of the investigation.' More to come. Haunting last posts emerge Pheobe's tragic final posts emerged this week, revealing she had decided to not return to her family home. A post on missing Gin Gin teenager Pheobe Bishop's TikTok has given insight into the 17-year-old's outlook on life before she disappeared. In a post timestamped March 31 – just two weeks before the teenager mysteriously vanished – Pheobe revealed that she had been 'in and out' of home for years, but 'this time we're not going back'. Pheobe was living with two housemates at a property in Gin Gin before her disappearance. Her post was part of a wider trend dubbed 'coffee with my younger self', where people shared a hypothetical conversation between their current and younger self to demonstrate personal growth and development. In the post, she references that she had an estranged relationship with her mother, writing that 'we don't see nor talk to her but it's better like this'. She wrote that she was a proud sibling and aunty but felt she had to leave home to prioritise herself. 'Baby we will always need them, but we need to find us more then (sic) anything or anyone,' she wrote The long text concludes with the line, 'I really hope I meet my younger self for coffee again soon', while Adele's Hometown Glory plays in the background. The post has been flooded with comments from concerned friends and followers, with many writing that they are praying that Pheobe returns home safe. The account also shows that Pheobe recently reposted a video published by a different user captioned 'my roman empire is how people who go 'missing' are still somewhere here on this earth, and just no one knows where'. Pheobe spoke candidly about her experiences and challenges on her TikTok account, including alluding to a break-up. Police said the teen had been booked to travel to Western Australia via Brisbane to visit her boyfriend, but she never checked in for the flight. She posted a video to the song The Man Who Can't Be Moved by The Script in December 2024, captioned 'i miss seeing ur face, and i miss seeing you in random places'. 'I'm not built for this town, these aren't my people. So b4 [before] you try n get close to me jus (sic) don't. I refuse to rot,' she wrote in a separate post on March 25. In another TikTok, she wrote 'life teaching me a lot right now'. Mum's tragic plea to Pheobe Pheobe's mother Kylie Johnson wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday that the family was waiting for her daughter to come home. 'Finding it hard to get out of bed today. To find the strength to put one foot in front of the other and know what to do, what to think or what to say,' she wrote. 'People have judgements, accusations and continue say untruths. I'm not going to correct you or be investing what little strength I have to be correcting these statements or people. 'We as a family are just trying to go through the motions of waiting for Phee to come home.'
SBS Australia
08-06-2025
- SBS Australia
A town in mourning: Gin Gin community to hold candlelit vigil for Phoebe Bishop
Flowers have been laid this weekend at Airport Drive near Bunderberg airport. A growing mass of bouquets is accompanied by messages of love and calls for justice, from a community in mourning. It's the last place Pheobe Bishop was allegedly seen alive. Police allege she was sighted on May 15 on CCTV, near a mountain bike trail. As they investigate, Mikayla Howarth, a close friend of Phoebe's, has told Channel Nine she was bright and kind. "I have never met anyone in my entire life who had such a kind heart that she had. She was so beautiful and every room she walked into just lit up and she was just so happy." The community of Gin Gin is preparing to hold a candlelit vigil early this evening, with locals asked to wear bright colours and butterflies. The vigil comes after a grim discovery on Friday confirmed human remains had been found in dense bushland in Good Night Scrub National Park in Queensland. The park is south west of Bundaberg, 9 kilometres from the original search sight for the missing teenager. Police allege telecommunications data led them to the site. Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield says forensics have not formally identified the victim, but the findings are consistent with what they would expect from a person missing since May 15. "A crime scene is still established there at the moment and further forensic testing is being area once again is in an unforgiving terrain so it may take some time to finish that examination." The discovery came just hours after Pheobe's accused housemates - 34 year old James Wood and 33 year old Tanika Bromley - were arrested and remanded in custody. Police released footage of the arrests, showing an officer meeting the pair. "This is police sergeant... going listen to me." Both have been charged with murder and interfering with a corpse. Pheobe was allegedly murdered and her body moved more than once from the Good Night Scrub National Park, an hour's drive from the airport. Detective Inspector Mansfield said work is underway to determine the cause of Phoebe's death. "I don't want to go into the specifics of what we've seen there at the scene, just out of respect for Phoebe's family, we will conduct our examinations of course with a view of trying to determine a cause of death." Phoebe's mother Kylie Johnson posted to social media, to express her devastation at the discovery, weeks after her child went missing. She wrote; "I didn't think my heart could break anymore than it did when you went is ripping me apart." Bundaberg's Mayor Helen Blackburn, says the local community is reeling from the latest news. "We are such a kind, caring and close community. And to have these actions carried out right here is just horrific."
