Man, aged in 30s, approached two children at Park St and Lawson St, Red Rock, near Coffs Harbour

Police have issued an urgent appeal for information after two groups of young children were repeatedly approached by a man in a quiet North Coast township.

Little beach, Red Rock

Police are appealing for information after two groups of young children were repeatedly approached by a man in a coastal town near Coffs Harbour.

About 4pm on Thursday, April 4, two girls, both aged 10, were leaving a shop on Lawson St, Red Rock, when a man gestured at them to approach him.

The girls ignored the man and walked away.

Police said that soon after, just before 5pm, a girl, 9, and a boy, 7, were walking along Park St, when a man pulled up in a vehicle and spoke to them.

The pair ran away, but the man is reported to have persisted in his attempts to reach them.

According to police, he approached them and spoke to them once more before the pair ran away for the second time.

About 5.15pm, the same man was seen hiding in bushland at Red Rock’s Little Beach.

Little Beach, Red Rock.

Police were notified and have commenced inquiries into the incidents.

They wish to speak to a man who is described as being aged in his 30s with black hair.

Officers are also seeking to identify the occupants of a car, described as a Grey Toyota Hilux utility with Tasmanian registration K54YU, seen in the area at the time.

The car is believed to have headed towards the Tweed Heads area later that evening

Anyone with information or dashcam footage from the area has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.