Relatives of missing Townsville twin girls Isabella and Bronte Watter, 7, who have been missing for six weeks today, are hoping the children and their mother Cassie Watter are not found.

Speaking exclusively to the Brisbane Times, a maternal relative of the children who is not a party in a Family Court case, said that whilst the family is anxious that they have not heard from Mrs Watter and don’t know where she is, they are confident she is with the children and that the children are safe.

Catherine Watter with daughters Bronte and Isabella.

“I’m hoping that they’re safe somewhere,” she said.

“The mother has been, until recently the director of a paediatric health service. She is an approved foster carer and we hope she manages to keep the children hidden until the reason for their disappearance is re-investigated by police,” she said.