I remember all I could do was hold my arm blood kept gushing out. But trying to explain [the inability to positively identify someone] to a victim's family, who are just caught up in the whole emotion, which you can fully understand, it was quite a task. It was months after the October 2002 terror attacks, when he was finally discharged from hospital and returned to his Perth home, that the Scottish migrant sat on his couch and did something he had never done before and would never do again. It was just a bizarre sequence of events, he said. Indonesian investigators were able to print out a list of calls he had made immediately before, during and after the bombing, as well as the names and telephone numbers in the phone's memory. It was [an] obviously shocking series of events unfolding. Join us and Seek Wisdom. HAMMING:It wasn't a commercial explosive that was manufactured under strict manufacturing protocols and it certainly wasn't a military explosive that's manufactured to very strict protocols, and tested rigorously. He is also on the board of the Fiona Wood Foundation, and as a recipient of the spray on skin technology developed by Professor Fiona Wood and Dr Marie Stoner. He still has some metal shrapnel in his old wounds and has undergone many skin grafts and follow-up surgeries. You can imagine whatever hell is like, it must be something like that. [5] However, former FBI agent Ali Soufan confirmed in his book, The Black Banners, that al-Qaeda did in fact finance the attack. The rooms were full of patients, the staff [were] completely overworked, people had horrific injuries and burns, many of whom would probably die. 196 Australians are confirmed to have been injured, 113 of those seriously, including: Andrew Acheson (from the Forbes Platypii) in Royal North Shore hospital, serious injury, Adrian Acheson, 27 (from Forbes), broken arm, Steven Betland, 21 (from Forbes) in Royal North Shore Hospital, burns, Glenn Dubois, 46, (from Balmain) leg and eye injuries, Simone Hanley, 28, in a critical condition at Royal Perth Hospital, Ryan James, 16 (from Sydney) in a Fremantle Hospital, discharged, Ross McKeon (from NSW) hospitalised in Australia, Joel Murchie, 32, in Royal Perth Hospital, stable, Ali Sumer, 45 (from Sydney) in hospital in Adelaide with burns and a broken leg, Ertn Sumer, 41 (From Sydney) neck injuries, Kristy Webster, 15 (from Marrickville, Sydney) badly broken arm, Steven Armstrong (Melbourne AFL player) minor injuries, Vince Cuni, 28 (from Melbourne) in Royal Perth Hospital, stable, Rick Elliot, 38 (from Melbourne) treated in Darwin hospital for minor injuries, Angela Graham, 28 (from Melbourne) in Concorde Hospital, burns, Dale Atkin, 27 (from Hallam) in intensive care with serious burns, Lynley Huguenin, 22 (from Wantirna, Melbourne) in Alfred Hospital with severe burns and a shrapnel wound, Mick Martyn, (Kangaroos AFL player) burns, Jason McCartney, 28 (Kangaroos AFL player) in Alfred Hospital's intensive care unit with burns, Kim McKerow, 23 (from The Basin, Melbourne) burns and shrapnel injuries, Rachel Miszkowiel, 25, in Royal Perth Hospital, stable, David Robins (Melbourne AFL rookie) minor injuries, Dale Robson, 18,in Royal Perth Hospital, stable, Leanne and sister Samantha Woodgate (from Melbourne) badly burnt, Tracey Ball, 31 (from Perth) in Royal Perth Hospital), stable, Megan Basioli, 15 in Royal Perth Hospital, Lee-Anne Boston, 44, in Royal Perth Hospital, Phil Britten, 22 (from Perth) in an Adelaide hospital, Aaron Cowdery, 29, in a Royal Perth Hospital, stable, Lee Fenton, 20 (from Perth) in Sir Gairdner Hospital, stable, David Fyfe, 33 (Scottish resident of WA), in Royal Perth Hospital, critical, Jade Gaffney, 17 (from Perth) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, stable, Paul Haines, 18 (from Bunbury) in Royal Perth Hospital, stable, Lee Harrison (from Perth) lacerations and cuts, Stuart Henderson, 25 (from Perth) Royal Perth Hospital, stable, Melinda Kemp, 25 (from Perth) in Royal Perth Hospital, Laurie Kerr, 44 (from Perth Kingsley Cats football team) in Royal Perth Hospital, stable, Aaron Lindsey, 19 (from Perth) in Royal Perth Hospital, stable, Justin Panetta, 18 (from Bunbury) in Royal Perth Hospital, stable, discharged 16/10/02, Nadine Ramm, 16 (in Perth) in Fremantle Hospital, Adam Sanford, 19 (from Perth) in a Fremantle Hospital, discharged, Kylee Anne Smith, 30, in Royal Perth Hospital, stable, Anthony Svilisich, 26, Royal Perth Hospital, stable, Tracey Thomas, 41 (from Perth) in a critical condition at Royal Perth Hospital, Connie Watson (from Perth), in Royal Perth Hospital, stable, Chad Wood, 19 (from Perth) in a Fremantle Hospital, discharged, Brendon Barry (from Brisbane) stable condition in a Bali hospital, Jodie Cearns, 35 (from Brisbane and step daughter of Olympic heptathlon gold medallist Glynis Nunn-Cearns) in intensive care in Melbourne's Alfred Hospital, Adam Devine, 21 (Southport footballer) in Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Glen Forster, 35 (from the Gold Coast) Princess Alexandria Hospital, Jayson Pate (from Southport Sharks team) shrapnel wounds, Aaron Rossow, 23 (from Rockhampton) sustained burns to his limbs and back, Jake Ryan, 21 (Southport footballer) severe burns and shrapnel wound, Adam Wright (from Brisbane. He confessed that visiting the Kuta memorial had provoked tears, which often flowed for others who lost so much in 2002. Kusitino 'Kossy' Halemai, a Wallis and Futuna-born Australian citizen who was managing the Bounty Hotel in Kuta at the time of the attacks, sheltered survivors in the immediate aftermath of the blasts. Both my ear drums were perforated and I was blown off my feet. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's The doctors suspected I would be off work for 12 months. Additional photography courtesy of Reuters, AP and Facebook. A remembrance garden was constructed at the International School Ho Chi Minh City commemorating teachers from that school who were killed in the bombings. That was when a van in the street containing the second bomb is believed to have gone off outside the Sari Club. Synergy chief executive David Fyfe survived the Bali bombings 20 years ago and says the incident has since impacted his role as a leader. About 103 Australians remain unaccounted for including: Debbie Borgia, 45 and daughter Abbey, 13 (from Tempe), Steve Buchan, 47 and his wife Geraldine, 46 (from Chifley), Paul Cronin, 31 (from the Forbes Platypii rugby union club), Billy Hardy, 20 (from Tweed Heads, member of Southport Sharks football team and brother of Big Brother housemate Jessica), Dimmy Kotronakis, 27 and sister Elizabeth, 33 (from Blacktown), Lynette McKeon, 46 and her daughter Marissa, 14 (from Kincumber), Brad Ridley, 32 (from the Forbes Platypii), Greg Sanderson, 24 (from the Forbes Platypii), Charles Van Renen, 26 (Sydney, lived in Hong Kong), Shane Walsh-Till, 32 (from Leeton in the Riverina), Six officials and family involved in the South Sydney Juniors Rugby League Club, Stacey Lee, 30, her husband Justin Lee, 31 and Aaron Lee, 33 (all from Geelong), Matthew Bolwerk, 27 (from Secret Harbour, south of Perth), Jenny and Jane Corteen, 39 (twins from Perth), Dean Gallagher, 19 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Byron Hancock, 22 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Nicole Harrison, 29 (from Mandurah, south of Perth), Gary Nash (from Perth) in Royal Brisbane Hospital, David Ross, 20 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Anthony Stewart, 29 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Jason Stokes, 31 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Jonathon Wade, 21 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club). He denied self-pity when it came knocking after the doctors at Royal Perth Hospital told him he had burns to more than 50 per cent of his body and had received extensive skin grafts. There is talk about a fifth COVID vaccine, but how many should I already have and who is eligible? They were moved to isolation cells, and execution spots were ready on the Nusakambangan island prison where they were being held. Although a private person, Professor Wood continues to make herself available for presentations and media opportunities, knowing that awareness is fundamental to attracting support for the work that she feels is still unfinished. contact the editor here. leader and business. We were very keen to observe the area surrounding the scene, at some distance, because the way explosives work, they have a very characteristic signature of damage. When images of the Bali bombings flashed on the television in his ward, terror and pain and tragedy distilled and concentrated on a small screen, he stopped hospital staff from changing the channel. Together, they weave together the story of the Bali bombings,the single-largest loss of Australian life in an act of terror. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. New Synergy chief executive David Fyfe. The film was directed by Enison Sinaro and written by Wong Wai Leng and Andy Logam-Tan. Energy Minister Bill Johnston said Mr Fyfes experience across WA places him in a strong position for the challenges and opportunities he will face, as we progress towards a low-carbon, renewable energy future. Or that mere moments later, a second, bigger bomb would go off in a van across the road,outside the Sari Club. I tried to keep calm and made my way to escape the fire. We had a quick swim, got ready, went to a place for dinner and then made our way to the Sari Club. [19] For the Sari club bomb with the L300 van, the terrorists assembled 12 plastic filing cabinets filled with explosives. Editors' Code of Practice. Every time I opened the wardrobe I would cry. I couldn't see I could only see one dot of light in the distance. Get the news you want delivered to your inbox. I turned around the corner. I'm trying to wave people forward and I didn't even know whether I was crawling in a safe direction. Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. The only time his emotions bubbled to the surface was when he spoke of the medical care he had received. CRICOS: 00126G | PRV12169 Outside it was all fire. David, from Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, was in a coma for almost two weeks as doctors battled to save him. Weve got a newsletter for everyone. It's a night those who survived will never forget, Jacinda Ardern has announced she will not be seeking re-election and her term as New Zealand's prime minister will end February 7, Keep up with the latest ASX and business news, For the latestflood and weather warnings, search onABC Emergency, Keep across all the live scores and results from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. "I just had one day at home, when I was sitting on my couch. Indonesian National Police had full jurisdiction over this matter. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Get the inside scoop on every news story and connect with WAs biggest leaders. 'Help, help.' So I guess it was a vindication of the investigation and the intelligence effort that had gone in that far into the investigation that we've actually got it right. ERIK DE HAART, Australia survivor and member of the Coogee Dolphinsrugby league club: I was sharing a room with Shane Foley and Gerard Yeo and we got [to the hotel] about 4pm. General Pastika ordered his men to make the arrest early the next morning, November. He remembers seeing glass and rubble on the street. He is in American custody in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Two hundred and two people died in the Bali bombings. I've got my life back. It was Fiona Wood who did it. West Australian Newspapers Limited 2023. A granite cube serves as a memorial in the Eastern Formal Gardens of Parliament House. One Melburnian survivor of the bombings was North Melbourne AFL player Jason McCartney. An unofficial list of the dead, missing and injured Australians following the bomb blasts in Bali: 30 Australians are confirmed dead including: Shane Foley, 34 (from the Coogee Beach Dolphins junior rugby league club), Marc Gajardo, 30 (from Cornwall, was living in Byron Bay), Adam Howard, 26 (from Double Bay, member of the Dolphins), Josh Iliffe, 28 (from Kensington, member of the Dolphins), Linda Makawana, 49 (formerly of Kiama, lived in Bali for five years), Dave Mavroudis, 29 (from Wagga Wagga, member of the Dolphins), Jodie O'Shea, 29 (from Como, died in Royal Perth Hospital), Kathy Salvatori, 38 (from Malabar, wife of former rugby league international Craig), Clinton Thompson, 29 (from Griffith, member of the Dolphins), Gerard Yeo, 20 (from Dubbo and member of the Coogee Dolphins), Corey Paltridge, 20 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Robert Thwaites, 24 (from the Gold Coast), Jared Gane, 27 (from Gold Coast, and possibly also a NZ citizen), David Kent, 41 (living in Singapore, formerly Queensland), Joshua Deegan, 22 (from Adelaide, a member of the SANFL club Sturt). pleased to announce the appointment of Mr David Fyfe as an Independent Non-Executive Director. THIOLINA F MARAPAUNG,Indonesian survivor andhead of the Bali Bombing Victims' Association, Isana Dewata Foundation: My two friends suggested [we] drive past [Jalan] Legian because it was Saturday night [and we wanted] to check out how Kuta was during night time. Mr Fyfe, who was 33 at the time of the attack, said he had kept a newspaper cutting from October 15 that listed patients in hospital and had the word critical next to his name. That's the last thing I remember.". [36], The Denpasar District Court, on 3 November, accepted a reprieve motion to reconsider the death sentences. Denpasar court official Nengah Sanjaya said the 3-page appeal would be sent to a Cilacap, central Java court. David Fyfe, Synergys head of commercial and its acting chief executive, succeeds Jason Waters, who took the helm of the Perth Mint last month. And that was it. It has taught him lessons he has applied in a successful business career, culminating in his recent appointment as chief executive of Synergy. On leaving she was quoted as saying "I'm certain he's gone to heaven". James Parkinson, an emergency nurse, worked alongside Doctor Hogg from Wollongong in the Denpasar Sanglah Hospital running the trauma centre for the bombing victims. Personally, I was angry that these people that we were talking to were the alleged perpetrators of this terrible, terrible crime. GREEN: On my first rotation over there, I was assisting on the criminal side of the investigation. Amrozi's mobile phone, a particularly important piece of evidence, was seized during his arrest. HP10 9TY. Every year since 2002, the Rugby Section of the Singapore Cricket Club (the "SCC") has held a dawn memorial service on the Padang (the SCC's rugby field in central Singapore) on the anniversary of the bombings, to honour the memory of the eight players which the SCC lost (Neil Bowler, Chris Redman, Dave Kent, Peter Record, Tim Arnold, Chris Bradford, Chris Kays and Charlie Vanrenen). On the fourth anniversary of the bombings Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall unveiled a memorial in London, at the rear of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Main Building, facing St. James's Park. I looked to the left where the Sari Club was, and it was just absolute chaos. Ben Davis, early 20s (from Hobart) in Melbourne's St Vincents Hospital with burns to hands in a stable condition. Being a survivorfor me is a life sentenceEvery time the families get together there's a hole where their sons were or their daughters were or their husbands and then in the last 20 years, there's been so much that'shappened So it's difficult to move on. [55], South of Sydney, in the town of Ulladulla, a large youth centre is being built as a memorial to Craig Dunn and Danny Lewis, two local victims of the bombings. Transaction records, directors wealth, remuneration data and network activity. On 12 October 2010, Australian and Indonesian survivors of the 2002 bombings attended a solemn commemoration service to mark the eighth anniversary of the devastating attacks.[48]. And then I'd been informed we were being taken toSanglah Hospital. a 2002 Bali bombing survivor and regularly speaks at events in WA. The Australian, US, and many other foreign governments expressed satisfaction with the speed and efficiency with which the Indonesian police and courts dealt with the bombings primary suspects, despite what they characterized as light sentences. Mr Fyfe said Telstras unwavering support for him and his family had been crucial in the early stages of his recovery, particularly in affording him financial security by committing to his employment. The specific charges against Bashir related to a series of church bombings on Christmas Eve in 2000, and to a plot to bomb United States and other Western interests in Singapore. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Were working to restore it. I got up on my first lesson, on the very last wave.". If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Secondary charges in this indictment accused him of involvement in the Bali bombing, the first time he faced charges in relation to this attack. It was funny because I always say thatyour positive attitude attracts positive results and it worked for me. I'd sort of issued myself last rites, said a prayer. The Extra) Augusta-Margaret River Times I remember them trying to keep us cool and trying to attend to our wounds and I had my first amputation in Bali on that left leg above my ankle and on my right foot, on my toes. ATKINSON: [At the hospital] I asked who was in charge and the doctor came forward with a huge clipboard, who'd been up all night and was white with tirednessHe showed me the names many Australian names and addresses. "Everybody's situation is their situation," Mr Fyfe said. [It] was packed with people and security at the front gates, just as normal. An audio-cassette purportedly carrying a recorded voice message from Osama bin Laden stated that the Bali bombings were in direct retaliation for support of the United States' War on Terror and Australia's role in the liberation of East Timor. The Pentagon has announced plans to move ahead with a military trial for three men held at Guantnamo Bay who are suspected of involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings.. After an unexplained delay . The final death toll was 202, mainly comprising Western tourists and holiday-makers in their 20s and 30s who were in or near Paddy's Pub or the Sari Club, but also including many Balinese Indonesians working or living nearby, or simply passing by. ATKINSON: I just hope they can protect what's special about Bali, which is that it is so different from the rest of Indonesia. I felt that I was on the pavement. Dr Pethick returned to the hospital 12 hours after the bomb exploded, together with Dr Martin Ibach MBBS '88, and another non-medical friend. After praying with the crowd, she spent half an hour in the house of the executed man and spoke with his mother. I told the psychologist everything. He said the group had been in Bali for just two days and he and teammate Aaron Cowdery were in Paddys when hell broke loose. In 2005, two marble wall placards were unveiled at Hong Kong Football Club in memory of the members of the club who were killed in the bombings. Jemaah Islamiah was a splinter group of an old Indonesian insurgency that was committed to establishing an Islamic State in Indonesia. It tells the story during three different times: the planning a few months before the bombing, its execution in 2002, and the trials in 2003 through the viewpoints of both the victims and the bombers. Among those killed at Paddy's Irish Bar and the nearby . The first bomber headed to Paddy's Pub. Others involved in planning or carrying out the plot have been sentenced to time in prison or have died in the years since the bombing. On the northern side of Coogee Beach a memorial to the Bali bombing victims comprises three interlocking bronze shapes that have an abstract resemblance to three bowed figures supporting each other. Balinese boys were hanging off the tree branches to one side, watching. In this oral history, we hear from Australian and Balinese survivors,former and current Australian Federal Police officers, a journalist and a terrorism expert. A manager with Western Power, Mr Fyfe said he used the resilience and patience the bombings had awoken in him to help his employees and himself. One was detonated by a suicide bomber inside Paddy's Bar and seconds later, another bomb was set off in a car outside the Sari Club. But Amrozi's mobile phone proved to be the real catch. The memorial consists of a 1.5-metre marble globe, to represent that people from 21 countries were killed, and has 202 doves carved into it. I thought a gas canister or something had exploded. Mr Fyfe has no memory of any of it. GREEN: This was the largest bombing I've ever attended, even today It was huge. Doctor Billy McNeil stood up for 72 hours and just helped people try and look after their wounds, try and keep them alive. journalism. Then I was out. DECI: There was a woman helping me, telling me to come and that she'll call an ambulance. And they were just interacting and sort of trying to joke around [in]the way most of the other Indonesians I had interacted with at that time [did]. DE HAART:At one stage as I got deeper into the club, I saw well, I didn't see but the roof had fallen down and there were three girls who had been trapped in a corner by a burning thatched roof. And they [applied tourniquets] I'd looked down at [my] leg and I looked at my foot. To know that 202 people died in a single location was definitely sobering. Ladies that organised the hospital because you know, a lot of the Indonesians couldn't speak English or couldn't speak any other languages I guess I'd probably love nothing better than to see some of these people recognised for the magnificent jobs that they did that night [and] the next day. He also required five litres of blood to replace what he had lost and to keep him alive. My head's telling me I'm doing the right thing, but my heart is giving it to me saying 'oh, you're a coward'I'm still struggling to live with that decision20 years [on]. Bali was a popular tourist destination when it was attacked in 2002. There was only two of us in the pub, which was kind of unheard of on a Saturday night. And that will help you determine what the likely category of explosives were. There was just bodies lying around on the ground People are staggering helping other people stagger out. My mum couldn't believe I was there that night. I was informed that might have been six or seven [minutes] after the blast. MCEWAN: The way Jalan Legian is set up, [it's] a one-way street. I've never smelled that before. A comparatively small bomb detonated outside the U.S. consulate in Denpasar, which is thought to have exploded shortly before the two Kuta bombs, caused minor injuries to one person and property damage was minimal. [My colleague] Mick [Keelty] was already in Bali. But keeping his path clear of any victims mentality has been the key to surging positively into his new lifes chapter. Twenty years since the Bali Bombings is a time of reflection for people in the WA community who were directly impacted by the horrific events of October 2002, including members of the UWA community. It was dark. "I just kept setting myself small goals," he said. So we believe, and I still hold that, of the 1,000 or so kilograms of explosives [used], around 500kg or thereabouts, actually detonated. * One Australian is among four victims receiving treatment at Singapore General Hospital. West Australian Newspapers Limited 2023. "For me it was an easy way out. [23][24] A week after the blasts, Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera put to air an audio-cassette purportedly carrying a recorded voice message from Osama Bin Laden saying that the Bali bombings were in retaliation for support of the United States' war on terror and Australia's role in the liberation of East Timor.[5]. He stopped near the Sari Club, instructed one suicide bomber to put on his explosives vest and the other to arm the vehicle bomb. Imron and Idris dropped the motorbike at a place where it eventually attracted the attention of the caretaker. Cookies help us improve your website experience. Reveal sub navigation . ", West Australian Newspapers Limited 2023. The first lotjust had their clothes on. An official with SANFL club Sturt), Tim Hawkins, 29 (from Hobart, a former Australian rower and brother of Olympic gold medallist Stephen Hawkins). But I can tell you at 25 years old, sitting three or four feet away from one of the Bali bombers there's a couple of them, but there was one at the time hearing them talk quite normally about their role in the investigation or their points on our design of the bomb and how we thought it had functioned was one of the most surreal things I've ever experienced. An off duty Australian serviceman assisted in identifying where all Australian and foreign casualties were located in the sprawling hospital wards. GREEN:I was simply going along to video and audio record the interview itself. The experience I had was a split-second one, a microsecond. It has different religious traditions, a whole range of different traditions [and]the people are different. And thank god, it was true, I felt healthier. After compiling evidence on the design of the bombs, a group of AFP investigators were sent to Kerobokan prison to interview one of the bomb makersabout its construction. The world-first technology, which allows healthy skin cells to be cultured and sprayed on to wounds, greatly reduced permanent scarring in burns victims. [22], The organization suspected of responsibility for the bombing was Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamist group allegedly led by radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir. "I call it my moment of acceptance," Mr Fyfe said yesterday. We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. I don't know why you would expect them to look different from a normal human. The Constitutional Court is a relatively new body, created after the fall of Suharto, and this decision was one of the first to overrule the constitutionality of the government's application of a law. 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