An 11-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl have been approached by an unknown man near Newcastle.
On Thursday afternoon, the pair were walking along Smith Street, Merewether, when they noticed a man following them.
The children stopped at a property on Glebe Road, and the man attempted to engage them in conversation.
They ignored him, and he left.
The matter was reported to police and inquiries have commenced.
The man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, around 40 years of age, between 170 and 180cm tall and of thin build.
He was wearing a colourful trucker hat, a light blue shirt, white/grey shorts and white joggers
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