Locals embrace family shattered by teen girl tragedy

A tightly knit community is rallying around the family of Pheobe Bishop after her two housemates were accused of murdering the 17-year-old.

James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, were charged three weeks to the day after Pheobe missed a flight and vanished in southern Queensland.

Police allege Wood and Bromley have moved Pheobe's body a number of times before they found her remains in a nearby national park on Friday.

Police confirmed the remains, believed to be Pheobe, were found about 2.30pm on Friday near Good Night Scrub National Park, southwest of Bundaberg.

Pheobe's mother Kylie Johnson was quick to share her grief on social media.

"I didn't think my heart could break anymore then it did when you went missing, or when the charges were laid but this! This is ripping me apart ..." she posted on Facebook.

Detectives have set up a crime scene where the body was found and continue to appeal for further information.

Wood and Bromley were housemates with Pheobe on a property at Gin Gin, a quiet regional community near Bundaberg that has been left reeling from the tragedy.

"There is a sense of 'this wouldn't happen here'," Bundaberg Mayor Helen Blackburn told AAP.

"We believe our community to be kind and accepting.

"To have this tragedy happen in our region ... it's been very difficult trying to make sense of it."

The community has thrown its arms around Pheobe's family, with floral tributes laid outside the Gin Gin property she shared with Wood and Bromley.

A candlelight vigil has been organised on Sunday where locals will pay tribute to the beloved teen.

"We now need to come together as a community, support and care for one another as we try to move forward," Cr Blackburn said.

Pheobe was last seen near Bundaberg airport about 8.30am on May 15 after booking a trip to Western Australia to see her boyfriend.

Police allege Wood and Bromley drove Pheobe close to the airport but no one exited the car.

Pheobe was allegedly murdered and her body moved more than once from the Good Night Scrub National Park, an hour's drive from the airport.

Earlier on Friday, Ms Johnson said her family had been "shattered" by news of the murder charges but vowed to bring her daughter home.

"We WILL bring Phee home I don't care how long it takes but we will get her home," she posted on Friday.

Cr Blackburn said it had been "heart-wrenching" after the community held on to hope for weeks.

The Gin Gin community had rallied around the missing teen's family during the search with a "Leave the Lights On for Pheobe" campaign.

Locals posted photos on social media of their front lights switched on "to guide Pheobe home".

"There is shock in the community but Pheobe's family have got devastation," Cr Blackburn said.

"This was someone's daughter, sister, cousin, aunty. There are family and friends out there who are hurting.

"Their lives will never be the same again."

Wood and Bromley have been remanded in custody ahead of their next Bundaberg Magistrates Court appearance on August 11.