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Simone Strobel to be remembered

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Simone Strobel. Photo NSW Police.

At 6pm on 11 February there will be a respectful gathering in the Lismore Quad to remember Simone Strobel, who was last seen on 11 February 2005 in Lismore.

Her body was found on 17 February on the site of what is now the new skatepark under construction, not far from the caravan park where she was staying with friends from Germany.

Flowers left at a memorial bench in Lismore near where Simone Strobel’s body was found in 2005. Photo Tree Faerie.

Organiser and former Lismore mayor Jenny Dowell said, ‘We will not be speculating on who might be responsible. The focus will be on Simone.

‘We will also acknowledge others who have been killed or are missing from our community and for whom local families have no answers.’

Jenny Dowell has had an ongoing connection with Simone’s family for the last twenty years. She feels that because Simone has no family in this area, it’s important to show her family in Germany that Lismore still cares.

A Facebook event page has been set up here. All are welcome.



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