The family of a Ballarat woman missing for five days has pleaded for her to "come home soon" as authorities confirm they have not identified any suspicious circumstances in the ongoing search.
Mother-of-three Samantha Murphy, 51, was last seen heading out for her regular morning jog at about 7am on Sunday.
As the search continued into its fifth day, her eldest daughter, Jess Murphy, thanked family and friends for their continuous love and support.
"It is helping us to get through, to keep us strong and motivated to keep looking and keep moving forward," she said.
She said her mum was a strong woman and far too determined to give up.
"I know she is out there," Jess said.
"Mum we love you so much and we miss you. We need you at home with us. Please come home soon."
Ms Murphy's husband, Mick Murphy, thanked everyone in the community who had been helping in the search and offering to support the family.
"The generosity throughout the community has been unbelievable," he said.
"If we accepted all the food that has been offered to be cooked for us, we wouldn't have to go to the supermarket for 12 months."
He also appealed for people to come forward with information and said people did not just vanish into thin air.
"Someone has got to know something," Mr Murphy said.
Police have described Ms Murphy's disappearance as out of character as she was familiar with the trails she intended to run, and walked or ran in the area daily.
Ballarat police officer Lisa Macdougall said investigators were "keeping an open mind and considering all possibilities" in the ongoing search.
"We are being extremely thorough and methodical with that investigation," Acting Inspector Macdougall said.
"There are no suspicious circumstances that we've identified at this stage".
Investigators are focusing the search on the Ballarat East, Canadian and Mount Helen areas east of Geelong Road, looking for any sign of Ms Murphy, including her iPhone, Apple Watch or earpods.
Police have appealed for anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage from the search areas to come forward.
They have also confirmed the CCTV vision shared on Wednesday did not depict Ms Murphy running and had been ruled out of the investigation.
This occurred after a local resident came forward and identified themselves as the person seen running by a house on Eureka Street about 7:15am.
Previous search areas have included Buninyong, Scotchmans Lead, Black Hill, Brown Hill and Nerrina.
State Emergency Service (SES) incident agency commander Jordan Bush said its volunteers would conduct a roadside search at Yankee Flat Road on Thursday and focus on areas along transmission lines near McCarthy's Road in the Canadian forest area.
"The search areas we have been given today are areas of interest she could have been running on at the time," he told ABC Statewide Mornings.
"Honestly in my time with SES, I haven't seen a larger search area."
Acting Inspector Macdougall confirmed that disused mine shafts were no longer part of the search.
She said the last confirmed sighting of Ms Murphy was when she left her residence at 7:03am on Sunday, but police were receiving "huge amounts of information" that were informing the search areas.
Loading..."We are hopeful and we are continuing to search, which is why we are out there utilising all of our resources to throw everything at the search," Acting Inspector Macdougall said.
She would not comment on specific details of the investigation, including whether police had obtained further information from Ms Murphy's phone or watch, which she had on her at the time.
Acting Inspector Macdougall said police would continually assess how long and where to continue the search.
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Ms Murphy is well known in the community for her involvement in arts and theatre.
She and her husband run Ballarat vehicle repair business, Inland Motor Body Works.
Friends have described Ms Murphy as "someone who can be relied upon" and who is always caring for others.
Loading...City of Ballarat Mayor Des Hudson said the community wanted to see Ms Murphy found safe.
"Samantha is a wife, she's a mum, she's a next-door neighbour, she's a friend, she's part of our community through the arts area," he said.
"Obviously there is great community interest, and great interest to hopefully see a positive outcome.
"You can't be anything other than proud of our local community … turning out in such significant numbers.
"I think it does tug at the heartstrings when we're talking about a mum, a mum of young kids."
Members of the Ballarat community have rallied to help find Ms Murphy, and a Facebook page dedicated to the search has attracted more than 7,000 members.
Residents are sharing photos, maps, and other information that can help locate her whereabouts.
Emergency service vehicles temporarily blocked an entrance to the Woowookarung Regional Park on Wednesday, across the road from her home, after items were discovered in bushland.
Police later said the recovered items were not believed relevant to the search.
Ms Murphy is described as Caucasian, about 173 centimetres tall, of slim build, and with shoulder-length blonde hair.
She was last seen wearing black exercise leggings and a brown singlet.
Anyone who sees Ms Murphy, or has information on her whereabouts, has been asked to contact triple-0 immediately.
