South Australian police have confirmed they will resume the search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont in a new area.

The ADF will again be on hand to assist as authorities head back to the outback region near Yunta on Tuesday, armed with a reinvigorated idea that they may locate the child.

“On Tuesday, October 14, police will resume searching at Oak Park Station, 43km south of Yunta, for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont,” an SA police statement said on Monday.

“The search, which will involve police and ADF personnel, will concentrate on an expanded area outside of the zone already searched extensively following Gus’ disappearance on Saturday, 27 September.

“There continues to be regular and close engagement with the Lamont family, who are continuing to assist with the investigation.

“Oak Park Station is private property. The family has asked that media refrain from contacting them and do not enter their property.”

Police said there will be no police spokesperson at the search site, and any updates on the case will now be provided from police headquarters in Adelaide.

The latest development comes after weeks of heartbreak for the family and search parties as hopes of finding the young boy alive dwindled following his disappearance.

Images of the smiling blonde-haired boy who was playing outside his grandparents’ home before going missing on a massive sheep station in the South Australian outback have been aired around the globe.

The initial search by emergency services, SES, the ADF and volunteers failed to locate the boy, and sadly, police were forced to change the status of the search to a “recovery phase”, before eventually downgrading the commitment to place the case in the hands of the missing persons investigation section.

Gus’s family including grandparent Josie Murray told the Daily Mail at the time that the family would continue to search for the child.

“We’re still looking for him,” she said.