What public office could help me find a friend I lost contact with?

Question

Probably like a Nat'l Statistics office which has a record or database of all the citizens/population living in that certain city.I lost contact with a friend who lives in melbourne and I really wanna find her.

Answer 1

you can try to track this person down if you have details about her [like address, phone number/ect] but it will cost you

however I do not think that this service exits in a public office [aside from missing persons]

Answer 2

are you able to access any state library in Au ... ?

because if you look her name up on the electoral roll you might be able to find her that way.

I found a family member on the roll who ( through a marriage break-up) had lost contact with one side of her family. I haven't contacted her though because I appreciate her desire to remain away from the family. I just wanted to know that she is alive and well ... IF you are unable to check the library .. I will be going into the city soon .. .and if you care to email me your friend's name I could try and check it out for you.. no promises of successs.. just trying to help.

Answer 3

You could try Facebook or the white pages.

Answer 4

The suggestions already listed are definately worth a shot. Another thing I thought of is putting an ad in the Herald Sun. I think it's in the Saturday paper they have a section where people write in looking for old friends, school reunions, etc. Here's the web address:

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun

Good luck with your search!