Dunn Lewis Centre

Dunn Lewis Memorial work begins 2006

Joanna Gash, Member for Gilmore, officially launches the start of work on the Duun & Lewis Memorial Centre in Ulladulla, NSW, Australia.

The project has been supported by a $550,000 Australian Government Regional Partnerships Program grant.

DUNN AND LEWIS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

The Dunn and Lewis Foundation is based on the NSW South Coast. Started in memory of two Aussie Surfers from the region who died in the Bali bombings, the foundation is building a Youth Development Centre to give Young people work experience, life experience, counselling in difficult areas of their lives and providing a Youth Centre including a bowling alley and other activities to enrich the lives of youth from throughout the region. A place where they can help and be helped. To do this they seek donations from the community and businesses. The Foundation holds tax deductable status. The foundations of the centre have been layed, now for the building and new programmes to achieve their goals.

Horizon Credit Union Staff Day August 2012

Each year Horizon Credit Union Staff get together for one day to review the credit union's strategic plan, financials and to award sales & service prizes.

It's always a great day to catch with staff spanning the NSW South Coast. It's a kind of Horizon Family Reunion.

In 2012 we all met at the Dunn Lewis Centre in Ulladulla. We were lucky enough to hear Gail Dunn speak about the events surrounding the decision to build the Dunn Lewis Centre.

Gail's son Craig and his friend Danny Lewis, were tragically killed in the 2002 Bali bombing. The untimely deaths were devastating to the families, the community and many Ulladulla youths turned to drugs and alcohol as a way to deal with the losses.

Gail Dunn and other members of the community decided to embark on an epic project to build a community owned facility that could be used not only by young Ulladullans but people from all walks of life. The dream project was realised when it opened in October 2010.

The $8 million facility boasts a tenpin bowling alley, a conference room and meeting rooms that are used for a range of purposes including first aid, senior learning, meeting places for community committees and its also used for training courses.

The centre employs a dozen young people who have gone through or are going through traineeships.

The next phase for the centre is to raise $5m to complete the auditorium and gymnastic facilities along with the memorial wall.

If you'd like to contribute or find out more about the Dunn Lewis Centre, their website is dunnlewisfoundation.org.au.

Special Olympics tenpin bowlers

Special Olympics tenpin bowlers from around NSW will attending the South Coast's regional carnival at the Dunn Lewis Tenpin Centre on Saturday 25 June starting.

2002 Bali bombings

The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The attack killed 202 people. A further 209 people were injured.
Various members of Jemaah Islamiyah, a violent Islamist group, were convicted in relation to the bombings, including three individuals who were sentenced to death. The attack involved the detonation of three bombs: a backpack-mounted device carried by a suicide bomber; a large car bomb, both of which were detonated in or near popular nightclubs in Kuta; and a third much smaller device detonated outside the United States consulate in Denpasar, causing only minor damage. 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.


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