Pheobe Bishop's mum praises searchers ahead of vigil

A vigil will be held for Pheobe Bishop in the Queensland town of Gin Gin this afternoon, after human remains were found in the search for the missing teen.

Police yesterday confirmed the remains, found on a back road near the Good Night Scrub National Park, about an hour away from Pheobe's home in Gin Gin, are human.

Further testing is being carried out, but police believe they belong to the 17-year-old.

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Her mother, Kylie Johnson, said the news has ripped her apart.

"I didn't think my heart could break anymore than it did when you went missing, or when the charges were laid but this, this is ripping me apart," she said yesterday.

In a social media post, she praised emergency services personnel who had undertaken the search for her daughter.

"The Queensland Police Service, the SES and the Bundaberg CPS have been faultless in this process," she wrote.

"These guys have literally been on their hands and (knees) to find our Baby and get her home to us… I will honestly never be able to repay them for what they have done for my family and Pheobe.

"They have worked 24-hour days since Phee went missing and they won't stop until she's home! Myself and my family will never be able to repay the sacrifices they make daily for not only our family but all our families."

Johnson also posted an endorsement of an online fundraiser set up in Pheobe's and her family's name that aims to "give back to those who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes – the incredible volunteers and search crews – and to support some beautiful charities chosen by her family that align with Pheobe's heart and values".

"This is about continuing the light Pheobe brought into the world and keeping her memory alive in the most meaningful way," the organiser wrote.

Vigils and tributes for Pheobe

The local community will come together at Gin Gin for a candlelit vigil this afternoon.

Attendees are asked to wear bright colours and butterfly-emblazoned items.

"I think the community is absolutely reeling," Bundaberg mayor Helen Blackburn said.

"We've had a few horrific weeks here in our Bundaberg region, and this is very unlike anything that we've had to experience before."

Pheobe's best friend, Mikayla Howarth, has paid tribute and set up a floral memorial in Camden, in Sydney's south-west.

"I've never met anyone in my entire life who had such a kind heart that she had," Howarth told 9News.

"She was so beautiful, and every room she walked into just lit up, and she was just so happy."

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Bouquets and letters are piling up on the road where Pheobe is believed to have been last seen, near Bundaberg Airport.

"Forever 17," some of the letters read.

Pheobe's housemates, 34-year-old James Wood and his partner, 33-year-old Tanika Bromley, were charged with one count of murder and two counts each of interfering with a corpse after they were arrested in Bundaberg on Thursday night.

Pheobe went missing after she failed to check in and board her flight to Western Australia from Bundaberg Airport on May 15.

Three crime scenes have been declared — Pheobe's home she shared with her housemates in Gin Gin, her housemate's grey Hyundai and the site where the remains were found near Good Night Scrub National Park.

Investigations remain ongoing.

Police continue to appeal for any information about Pheobe or the movement of her housemate's grey Hyundai IX35 with registration 414EW3 between May 15 to 18 in the greater Gin Gin area.

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