Australia remembers the victims of the Bali bombings 10 years on Special

Coogee - Australia remembered those killed in the Bali bombings at a memorial commemoration ceremony in the Sydney beachside suburb of Coogee.

Of the 202 people killed in the Bali bombings, 88 were Australian. Forty-three of these were from NSW, of which twenty were from the eastern suburbs of Sydney. Hundreds of people gathered at 10am on Friday 12 October, at Dolphins Point, Coogee (in Sydney’s eastern suburbs) to support the friends and families of the victims, and honour the lives of those who died in the bombings.

Richard Milnes

Dignitaries attended the Bali memorial commemoration ceremony at Dolphins Point, Coogee, including Mayor of Randwick, Tony Bowen (left), NSW Premier, Barry O’Farrell (centre) and Malcolm Turnbull MP (right).

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Richard Milnes

Despite the unusually miserable weather, hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects and mark the tenth anniversary of the Bali bombings.

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Richard Milnes

There were emotional scenes as speeches were heard from those that had lost loved ones in the Bali terrorist attack.

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Richard Milnes

Jane Mavroudis, gave a moving account of the loss of her brother, David, in the Bali bombings. He was one of six members of the Coogee Dolphins Rugby League club that died in the terrorist attack.

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Richard Milnes

Dave Byron who, despite the tragic loss of his fifteen year-old daughter Chloe in the Bali Bombings, was determined to remain cheerful and be filled only with love.

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More images of the Bali memorial ceremony can be seen here.