Forensics results have confirmed that the bones, which were found on the bank of the Mehi River by locals on January 1, do not match the DNA of long-term missing man William 'John' 'Torro' Torrens.

Mr Torrens went missing from Fairview Retirement Village, not far from where the human remains were found, on January 5, 2018. The bones were found just under a year later on January 1, 2019. 

Moree officer-in-charge Inspector Martin Burke said Mr Torrens was at the forefront of police's minds during the three-day search of the area in January.

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"It was very much a priority because of the recency of Mr Torrens going missing," he told The Moree Champion on Tuesday.

"Our priority was ascertaining if it was him, however the forensics testing done doesn't indicate it is Mr Torrens."

Inspector Burke said at this stage, police will need to conduct more tests in attempt to determine who the bones do belong to.

"We're continuing our enquiries to ascertain whose remains they may be," he said.

"There's going to need to be further testing done.

"We'll keep an open mind to everything moving forward; we're not ruling anything in or out."

In the meantime, police are renewing their appeal to the community for information regarding the whereabouts of Mr Torrens, who remains missing more than a year after he walked out of Fairview.

Mr Torrens' daughter Renae Thornton has again reached out to the public on Facebook, urging everyone to share his photo in attempt to find him.

"My dad is still out there somewhere, please share his photo around and please remind people he's still missing," she said in the Facebook post on Monday.

Police urge anyone with any information about Mr Torrens or his whereabouts, to contact their local police station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.