THE FAMILY of missing Bathurst man Andrew Russell are starting a poster campaign on Saturday, hoping it will help bring their beloved son and brother home.
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They are calling on members of the community to deliver posters to businesses in the CBD, who they hope will hang them up, as a reminder Andrew is still missing, and a $750,000 reward for information on his case still stands.
Andrew was last seen alive in Bathurst on June 2, 2009. One of the last sightings of him was leaving a newsagency in William Street, where he was buying is Dad, Bruce Herbert, a birthday card.
Andrew's sister, Kiara White, said on Saturday they are planning on asking shop owners to post the 'looking for Andrew' posters on their shop fronts.
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She said the family hope they serve as a reminder, especially to those who may not have social media that they are still asking for people to come forward with any information they may have about Andrew's disappearance.
"If anyone would like to assist with handing out the flyers to local business, we will be meeting at a local park near the main street of Bathurst on Saturday at 9.30am.
Ms White said the family have already spoken to a couple of businesses who are more then happy to help out and display the poster.
"We've also spoken to a couple of pubs who said we can definitely bring some down to them," she said.
Ms White has said before, and reaffirmed on Tuesday, the family have no doubt there are people in Bathurst who know the truth, and know where Andrew's remains are buried.
"Some of these people have kids now... what they need to remember is Andrew was also someone's child," she said.
"What would they do if this happened to their child?"
Earlier this month, the family also launched a Facebook page "Help Find Andrew" to try and encourage anyone with information on his disappearance to come forward.
Ms White said the page was a great way to keep missing persons cases out there in the community and more importantly generate conversations between people, which may hold the missing link to the case.
Already they have had contact from people wanting to help.
People can leave a message or information on Drew's page, or there is also a PO Box where people can post information to if they would prefer to remain anonymous, alternatively they can always call police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 000 333 with information.
Ms White said she just wants to find out where Andrew is and importantly keep him in the front of peoples minds and memories.
She said she has not given up hope of finding Andrew's remains and having those responsible for his death made accountable and hopes the $750,000 reward announced by police is enough for someone to come forward.
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