The Christchurch man became more reclusive in the months before he disappeared, over a year ago, his former landlord says.

Family and police are searching for Ashley Elkins, who was last heard from while running errands on January 2.

Police are scouring bushland west of Geelong in the hope of finding missing woman Lorrin Whitehead, who disappeared almost 12 years ago.Whitehead, then aged in her early 40s, was last seen getting ...