Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a missing 25-year-old St Albans man.

Dwayne Barnes last spoke to his mother on Saturday 23 January about 3pm, and hasn’t made contact with family or friends since.

Police hold concerns for Dwayne’s welfare as he has not turned up for work since going missing, which is extremely out of character.

Dwayne, who also uses the last name Fishlock, is described as Caucasian, 172cm tall, brown hair, brown eyes and of solid build.

He has a tattoo on his left and right shoulder.

It is unknown what Dwayne was wearing at the time of his disappearance, but was in possession of a black backpack.

It is believed that he may be around the Cobram area and riding a black Kawasaki motorbike, registration IE 519.