He has held executive roles in operations, commercial sales, asset management, and business development. [44][45] Indonesian singer and TV presenter Dorce Gamalama attended the funeral of Imam Samudra. Blatantly lied to: Clarkes ex responds to cheating drama, McGowan to spruik WAs green hydrogen during Asian junket, Incompetence: War of words over gas bills. After a long rehabilitation process, McCartney returned for a single AFL match: North Melbourne vs. Richmond at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on 6 June 2003. [20] A fourth accused, Ali Ghufron, the brother-in-law of Noordin Mohammed Top was sentenced to death on 1 October. 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. Get the inside scoop on every news story and connect with WAs biggest leaders. And the sky was lit up with this big orange glow, which is strange because all the lights are out. A Zero Hour documentary depicts the disaster.[61]. The Mitsubishi L300 van bomb was initially thought to have consisted of C4, a military grade plastic explosive which is difficult to obtain. JONES: Almost everyone involved in the Bali bombings in 2002 [were eventually] linked to the branch of Jemaah islamiah [JI] that was based in Malaysia, not in Indonesia. journalism. Sometimes in life, the scars you have are a representation of some of the things youve gone through and Im very comfortable with my scarring. In 2008, three men were executed for their role in the Bali bombings. An official with SANFL club Sturt), Tim Hawkins, 29 (from Hobart, a former Australian rower and brother of Olympic gold medallist Stephen Hawkins). And they [applied tourniquets] I'd looked down at [my] leg and I looked at my foot. Dr Pethick helped transfer them to the nearest clinic and then onto the local hospital. The book, Ketika Nurani Bicara (When Conscience Speaks), tells about the bombing from the perspective of three people: a volunteer who helped evacuate a bombing victim who lost her husband in the blast; a victim who struggled to raise her children without her husband; and a terrorist who regrets his involvement in the bombing.[60]. I never did any interviews with journalists, Inever wanted to. The attack killed 202 people (including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, 23 Britons, and people of more than 20 other nationalities). I saw two girls beside the road and said: 'Please look after this girl, I don't know who she is, but she obviously needs help'. By then, his leg had been amputated just below the knee by burns surgeon Fiona Wood, who was named Australian of the Year in 2005 for her work in caring for the Bali bombing survivors. Mr Fyfe, now the chief executive of Synergy, was just metres from the suicide bomber who detonated his bomb inside Paddys Bar at the start of the 2002 Bali attack. I don't have any malice and anger, I can't let it into my life, because while I'm trying to do that, [being] angry and resentful, I'm not healing. 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 . David Fyfe has over 20 years of experience across the energy and telecommunications industries. (Reuters: David Gray PB)ALAN ATKINSON, former ABC journalist and one of the first reporters on the scene: It was Saturday . The Foundation was represented at the dinner by David Fyfe, Bali bomb survivor, burns victim and a Foundation Non-Executive Director. They didn't look evil, they didn't have shark-like eyes. Just past midnight on 9 November 2008, the three convicted of carrying out the bombings (Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim, and Ali Ghufron) were executed by a firing squad. And likewise, when they were following the instructions on how to build the bomb in the van, how to put the explosives in, how to connect the initiation system and how to construct the back of the van, the way it was constructed was not ideal, I guess, is the best word I'm prepared to use. Perth WA 6009 Australia. It happened. The first bomber headed to Paddy's Pub. In the interim, they treated the wounded, managed fluid resuscitation and Vij performed countless escharotomies, an emergency surgical procedure to release the constrictive effects of severely burnt skin. GLEN MCEWAN, AFP senior liaison officer deployed in Indonesia in 2002:I flew into Bali [that]afternoon due to a people-smuggling matter that I had to attend to as part of my duties. She has no interest in being famous. A repeated tragedy in Bali in 2005 did not reduce the Kuta community's determination to carry out this annual event. 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. The previous year, they had been to Phuket. The then 33-year-old refused to use a wheelchair. ", Indonesia's Supreme Court denied previous petitions for judicial review amid the constitutional court's dismissal of the bombers' appeals. 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. They smiled, they laughed, they were just normal people. David was on a trip with his football team when the devices exploded in the tourist district of Kuta, killing 202 people. When she set up the foundation, she named it after one of her old mentors. DE HAART: I was in a music store [making my way down Poppies Lane after helping a friend get home] and all of a sudden there was a dull thud, the lights flickered and went out. The first lotjust had their clothes on. Share on Facebook. It was horrible. I'd sort of issued myself last rites, said a prayer. ANDREW CSABI, Australian survivor: At 10:30pm, we decided to go into the Sari Club. [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. All Australian jurisdictions abolished the death penalty more than 30 years ago, but a poll[32] showed that 77% of Australians approved of the death sentence for Amrozi. (All interviews have been condensed and edited for clarity.). My mum couldn't believe I was there that night. We need to be prepared for smaller scale accidents as well as the next disaster. First aid and burn innovations that saved lives during the Bali bombings. The doctors suspected I would be off work for 12 months. A survivor of the Bali bombings 20 years ago has been tapped as the new boss of State-owned electricity retailer Synergy. Australian University. The way that the device was put to the suspects, the way that we thought the device had been constructed, was almost perfect. I gave him my mum's number. Denpasar court official Nengah Sanjaya said the 3-page appeal would be sent to a Cilacap, central Java court. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The memorial is made of intricately carved stone, set with a large marble plaque, which bears the names and nationalities of each of those killed. GREEN:I was simply going along to video and audio record the interview itself. I remember waking up 12 days after Bali no idea what had happened, Mr Fyfe said. He was severely injured and received significant burns. DECI: When we got [to Sanglah Hospital], it was already so crowded, victims were everywhere. I told the psychologist everything. DE HAART:I just grabbed anyone I could see in front of me and [helped] them out. "I got up on my first lesson, on the very last wave," he said. After major cleansing ceremonies, establishing a memorial for the lost lives, and paying respect to those who left loved ones behind, the people of Kuta look forward to restoring Bali's image through an event named "Kuta Karnival A Celebration of Life". He said he would appeal. Mr Fyfe remembered his relief and joy at being released from RPH, despite Perths summer heat agitating his burns. What that meant was that Muslims, who were involved in the combat in those two places, which included members of JI, could take that 1998 fatwa from Al-Qaeda, and say, 'this is happening in Indonesia too, Muslims from the Christian Zionist alliance are being killed by this larger group'. The Bali Peace Park Association offered the equivalent of $350,000 for the land when it appeared it could be used only for a park, said the group's chairman, David Napoli. A SCOT who lost a leg in the Bali bombings has spoken for the first time about his survival. 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. At the time, I was in a daze. The door on the driver's seat was open, so I got out from there. Or that mere moments later, a second, bigger bomb would go off in a van across the road,outside the Sari Club. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/what-happened-october-12-2002-in-the-bali-bombing/101482382, Get breaking news alerts directly to your phone with our app. The highest court in Indonesia, the Constitutional Court, found by a margin of five to four that trying the terrorist suspects under these retroactive laws violated Article 28I(1) of the constitution [2]. We laughed and hugged and I said 'I'm gonna grab a drink and then I'll come down and see you at the front there'. Senior Constable Timothy Britten and Mr Richard Joyes of Western Australia were both awarded the Cross of Valour for their actions during the course of the day. [5], On 9 November 2008, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra and Huda bin Abdul Haq were executed by firing squad on the island prison of Nusakambangan. It was an end-of-season soccer trip that put Mr Fyfe in Bali, standing on the edge of the dance floor in Paddy's Bar, when the first bomb went off. Our community is particularly vulnerable to burns injury due to our landscape and the types of industry we operate," Professor Wood said. NATHAN GREEN, a crime scene investigator with the AFP who was first based in Australia and then deployed to Bali after his honeymoon: There [were] two simultaneous investigations. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. As patients were stabilised, the triage plan for who to evacuate first, became the central task. The two suicide bombers exploded their devices. 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. CSABI: I've gone unconscious a couple of times and I'm crawling and I remember girls next to me, they were just like flame trees, they're on fire. He has held executive roles in operations, commercial sales, asset management, and business development. I did my rehab in Darwin, so eight and a half weeks in Darwin, being the last Australian to get out of that Darwin hospital. 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. David Fyfe, Synergys head of commercial and its acting chief executive, succeeds Jason Waters, who took the helm of the Perth Mint last month. He was singled out for praise with the award of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on 13 June 2005.[14][15]. [1] In addition, Hambali confessed that al-Qaeda had sent him US$30,000 to fund the bombings of the two nightclubs.[2]. Credit: Supplied A survivor of the Bali bombings 20 years ago has been tapped as the new boss of State-owned electricity retailer Synergy. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. There was only two of us in the pub, which was kind of unheard of on a Saturday night. The service is attended by survivors of the 2002 rugby tour to Bali, friends and family of those who lost their lives, as well as current and past players of the club. In 2011, Mr Fyfe graduated with a UWA Graduate Certificate in Business and is now the CEO of Synergy. On 8 August, he was found guilty and sentenced to death. Locals and foreignersworked tirelessly to save victims of the bombing, digging through rubble, offering aid and providing life-saving rides to hospitals. There were people at the hospital, they were buying water and giving people water and they had no medicines left, so they were tipping water over people's wounds. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. Every time I opened the wardrobe I would cry. We're talking not a short amount of time after the blast. I accepted it and owned it. Among those killed at Paddy's Irish Bar and the nearby . So emergency service and vehicles couldn't enter that area. I looked at them and I think 'well, I've got to walk across this roof, about 20 feet of thatched roof, in flames'. So I did take that on board. General Pastika ordered his men to make the arrest early the next morning, November. And then I'd been informed we were being taken toSanglah Hospital. Now the expat has recalled the moment he was blown up in a documentary for Australian television. I couldn't really see, my body was covered in blood. 19m. However, investigators discovered the bomb was made from potassium chlorate, aluminium powder, and sulfur. On arrival, the army medical team, which included intensivists and a surgeon, furthered the triage process, performed emergency escharotomies and administered much needed analgesia. But the Attorney General's office said on 1 November the execution was "very close. The only way you could help the injured was to put [them] on motorcycles for good Samaritans, who were taking them out. But I'm getting my life back. The next thing I remember is waking up in RPH about 12 days later, strapped to a bed in a crucifix position.. So I had to walk away from those girls and leave them to die. In 2005, Indonesian police arrested 24 additional people suspected of involvement in the Bali attacks and a 2003 bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta. 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. 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