Police are appealing for assistance to locate a boy missing from the Newcastle area.
Cerise Elmes, aged 13, was last seen leaving a home in Wallsend about 7pm on Tuesday 15 March 2022.
Police were alerted and officers from Newcastle City Police District have been conducting inquiries into his whereabouts.
Concerns are held for his welfare due to his young age and a number of medical conditions.
Police have been told Cerise may be travelling with a woman known to him in a silver Mitsubishi Pajero with NSW registration CI44ED.
Following inquiries, investigators believe he was on Mid North Coast the following day and may be heading towards Queensland.
Cerise is described as being of Caucasian appearance, between 160cm to 165cm tall, with a thin build, black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone who has seen Cerise, or believes they know his whereabouts, is urged to contact police.