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Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Mum's tearful plea for help finding her son Darren Garwood after he vanished without a trace almost a month ago
A Perth mother has fought back tears as she begged for help finding her missing son after he vanished without a trace in bushland almost a month ago. Darren Garwood, 38, left a home in Sawyers Valley, east of Perth, on the morning of Sunday May 25. He had been driving a white Ford Ranger utility with registration SW18692 when police believe he travelled deep into bushland south of the Great Eastern Highway. Mr Garwood's mother, Cecelia McCarron, said she was desperate for answers. 'Not knowing where he is, is extremely, incredibly hard for us,' Ms McCarron told reporters on Friday. 'As his mother, and also his father and the rest of our family, I'm pleading if anyone has any information, whether from before his disappearance or at any point over the past four weeks, we would be so deeply grateful for your help. 'His last known location was somewhere in the Mundaring area, possibly within the national parks - anywhere between Mundaring and York. 'So please just help us bring him home.' Mr Garwood's bank account and mobile phone haven't been accessed since he disappeared. Police are concerned he wasn't carrying enough resources for an extended time in the bush. Sergeant Tania Mackenzie said aerial and ground searches for Mr Garwood, including along bush tracks in the Mundaring area, had yielded no sign of him, leading officers to believe he had gone off the beaten path. 'It is unusual, we know Darren spoke to family on the Saturday night, late in the night, and is normally in contact with family and friends, so it is unusual, and hence our concerns for his welfare,' Sgt Mackenzie said. 'All we can ask is that people look out for his car, that's our best chance, (for) someone to see his white Ford Ranger in that bush land, and (for people to) just to be cognisant of the fact that he's probably gone deeper into the bushland, rather than just on tracks.' Officers are not treating Mr Garwood's disappearance as suspicious.
News.com.au
12-06-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Revealed: 20 suburbs where rents will keep rising
Rents are set to continue rising in at least 20 regions across the country over the next 12 months, with rental stock still a third below pre-pandemic levels and experts predicting a long road to recovery. A new report provided exclusively to News Corp by property investment advisory, InvestorKit, reveals the markets under the most pressure based on vacancy rates, supply levels, rental yields, affordability, and long-term demand. While rental growth has moderated compared to previous years, regions in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland continue to lead the country. InvestorKit has identified Unley in Adelaide as a standout suburb for future rental growth, with its median house price of $1.4m making renting significantly cheaper than buying, even with anticipated rate cuts. It also highlights Mundaring in Perth, which has seen rents surge 69 per cent over the past four years, combined with persistently low vacancy rates and limited new supply. In Brisbane, Loganlea, The Gap, and Wynnum-Manly are tipped to see continued rental growth due to their relative affordability compared to house prices and a lack of new housing supply in these areas. MORE: Sold in 12 minutes: Fund manager's $17.5m penthouse pay day InvestorKit CEO Arjun Paliwal said despite interest rates falling, housing supply was still well below demand, which would keep upward pressure on rents in 2025 and beyond. 'Australia's rental crisis has now entered its fourth year and while there has been some relief, for example, national 'for rent' listings and vacancy rates have improved slightly, both metrics remain significantly below their pre-Covid levels,' Mr Paliwal said. 'This is not a temporary issue. It is a chronic condition driven by long-standing structural problems: a sustained lack of private rental supply, limited diversity in rental options, insufficient social housing, and an ongoing shortfall in new housing supply that cannot be quickly resolved.' The latest vacancy rate data from SQM Research reveals the national vacancy rate held steady at 1.2 per cent in May, down from 1.3 per cent in April. Nationally, combined rents average $649 a week, ranging from a high of $854/week in Sydney, to $543/week in Hobart. SQM Research managing director Louis Christopher said it was likely the nation would see 'ongoing elevated rents for a long period of time', until the tenancy demand/supply ratio was more balanced. 'That's not likely to happen until such time as we experience a slow down in population rate and a meaningful increase in new dwelling completions,' Mr Christopher said. REGIONS WHERE RENTS ARE SET TO CONTINUE TO RISE 1. Unley, Adelaide 2. Mundaring, Perth 3. Loganlea, Greater Brisbane 4. The Gap - Enoggera, Brisbane 5. Wynnum - Manly, Brisbane 6. Wyong, Greater Sydney 7. Hobsons Bay, Greater Melbourne 8. Hobart - North East, Greater Hobart 9. Bathurst, NSW 10. Dubbo, NSW 11. Inverell - Tenterfield, NSW 12. Tamworth - Gunnedah, NSW 13. Goulburn - Mulwaree, NSW 14. Albury - Wodonga, NSW/Victoria 15. Bendigo, Victoria, 16. Devonport, Tasmania 17. Rockhampton, QLD 18. Toowoomba, QLD 19. Geraldton, Western Australia 20. Albany, Western Australia
