<text>  A car belonging to a missing Victorian man has been found on a deserted highway in remote South Australia three months after he vanished. Reports from his family suggest his ute has been found bogged in scrubland. Dane Kowalski, 27, was last seen leaving his Diamond Creek home in north east Melbourne on December 12 last year after telling friends he was going a fishing trip. He withdrew 800 from his account and hasnt been heard from since. The tradesmans white Holden Rodeo ute was discovered by local workers in scrubland about 95 kilometres south west of Coober Pedy, South Australian Police confirmed on Wednesday. Mr Kowalski had claimed that he planned to stay at the Victoria towns of Wilsons Promontory or Leongatha until December 19 before he set off on his road trip. Scroll down for video . In attempt to find Dane, friends have set up a website and started a social media campaign, as well as printing shirts and stickers with his face on them . The tradesmans white Holden Rodeo ute was discovered by local workers in scrubland about 95 kilometres south west of Coober Pedy, South Australian Police confirmed on Wednesday . Desperate: Mr Kowalskis friends and family have launched a widespread search in which they have retraced his footsteps from Victoria to Darwin and handed out hundreds of missing posters . However, police now believe he may have instead been heading for the Darwin in the Northern Territory. The car is being transported to Coober Pedy to be examined by South Australian Police in a bid to discover what happened to Mr Kowalski. Inspector Ian Humby said that Police were intensifying their search for any information on Mr Kowalskis whereabouts. Today, with assistance of SES and CFS together with STAR Group, well be doing searching in the vicinity between the Stuart Highway and the location where the car was found, doing searches in that whole vicinity trying to find any evidence we can to try and find out where he might be, Mr Humby said on Thursday. Were also examining the car and any of its contents for any information that might help. At this time there does not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. His family and friends have led a tireless campaign to bring Dane home and have spoken out after the latest development. Danes car has been found in scrub land off the Stuart Highway in South Australia, his family and friends wrote on their Facebook page, set up to help locate their missing mate. It appears he got bogged. Danes family and some close friends are heading to Coober Pedy now to assist and search. We all have fingers crossed and are praying this enables us to bring Dane home. Please keep all speculation to yourselves. According to a Facebook post on the Find Dane Facebook page, it appears the vehicle became bogged . After Danes car was found his friends posted this photo on Facebook, captioned, Were coming to find you Dane. Well never give up hope. Time to bring you home, mate Dane hasnt touched his phone, bank account or social media accounts since he went missing . The Melbourne mans loved ones said they were focussing of remaining hopeful after the car was uncoverd. We are all overwhelmed with emotion and want to thank everyone for their love prayers and support. Good luck boys and Danes family lets bringdanehome!! They also posted a photo of Mr Kowalski jumping for joy on their Facebook site as his loved ones board a plane to continue their search. The photo was captioned, Were coming to find you Dane. Well never give up hope. Time to bring you home, mate. His friends and family have spent the past month retracing his steps from Melbourne to Darwin looking for signs of Dane and putting up hundreds of missing person posters along the way. They have vowed not to stop until they find him. For three months his friends have campaigned tirelessly, imploring everybody to spread the message about Danes strange and distressing disappearance . Any sign, big or small, leading people to their website or raising awareness is necessary . Dane Kowalski, 27, left his Diamond Creek home in Victoria on December 12 for a fishing trip in Darwin . In attempt to find Dane, friends have set up a website and started a social media campaign, as well as printing shirts and stickers with his face on them. One of Danes best friends, who has been friends with him since the age of 12, is so desperate to find him that he has offered a 25,000 reward from his own pocket for any information. Brittany Taylor, the partner of Danes best friend Anthony Hudson, told Daily Mail Australia that the missing mans family and friends were beside themselves with worry. No one has heard a word. Theres been nothing since then December 12; his phone hasnt been touched, his bank account hasnt been touched, social media nothing, Ms Taylor said. Hes missed Christmas, his god-daughters birthday, some really vital things that we knew he was looking forward to. Its so out of character. Its not unusual for him to travel, but it is unusual for him not to check in. Everyones beside themselves: his mum is not coping at all, everyones a mess, everyones doing everything they can, everyones breaking down and trying to support each other. There has been no trace of the 27-year-old since that day: His phone and bank accounts remaining untouched . His friends and family have considered hiring a plane in Darwin for a more thorough search. My partner put that reward money - 25,000 - out of his own pocket. Hes desperate to have his best friend back home. If someone knows something or theyve seen something - were desperate, Ms Taylor said. One of the many psychics, who responded to the social media campaign, told Danes family that he may have stopped to help someone whose car was hit by a kangaroo before a scuffle broke out and his car was taken. Hes missed Christmas, his god-daughters pictured birthday - some really vital things that we knew he was looking forward to. Its so out of character...Everyones beside themselves: his mum is not coping at all, everyones a mess, Brittany Taylor, the partner of Mr Kowalskis best friend Anthony Hudson, said . Its just one of the many leads his desperate family has followed up, including checking road tolls and phone records. Ms Taylor and the rest of Mr Kowalskis friends and family have issued a plea of help to the public to help them find him. We dont think its likely at all, but if he wants to be left alone we just want him to let us know hes okay. Hes so missed and so loved and were doing everything we can to get him home, Ms Taylor said. Everyones beside themselves: his mum is not coping at all, everyones a mess, everyones doing everything they can, everyones breaking down and trying to support each other. Hes one of the most amazing people youll ever meet; hed give you everything he had if he knew he could help you. You cant say a bad word about him, you really cant. He really loves life. Dane is described as being of Caucasian appearance, approximately 185cm tall, of athletic build with blue eyes and undercut brown hair. He was driving a white 2004 Holden Rodeo ute with the registration WN114. Anyone who sees Dane is urged to contact Triple Zero 000 immediately. The enormous search effort for Mr Kowalski has involved police, psychics, missing posters, a social media campaign, a website and various fundraisers. Now, his friends and family are considering hiring a plane in Darwin for a more thorough search. Four of the much-loved mans friends returned home two days ago after driving from Melbourne to Darwin, handing out missing posters and looking for signs of their missing friend. They flew back to Darwin on New Years Day to continue their search. My partner put that reward money - 25,000 - out of his own pocket. Hes desperate to have his best friend back home. If someone knows something or theyve seen something - were desperate, Ms Taylor said. Dane is described as being of Caucasian appearance, approximately 185cm tall, of athletic build with blue eyes and undercut brown hair. He was driving a white 2004 Holden Rodeo ute with the registration WN114. Anyone who sees Dane is urged to contact Triple Zero 000 immediately . 