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The Bali Peace Park is a proposed memorial to the victims of the Bali bombing, to be located at the site of the Sari nightclub, which was chosen as the second target for bombing .

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In 2009, an unauthorized commercial development by Balinese businessman Kadek Wirinatha was halted by Balinese government officials, and a meeting was called between the Australian Consulate and the Governor. Following this, the Governor and Regent of Badung both reaffirmed their support for the development of the Peace Park at the Sari nightclub site and stated that no other building permits, including that of a planned nightclub, would be granted. [1] [2]

In December 2009, the Bali Peace Park Association was granted Deductible Gift Recipient status [3] (DGR - allowing tax deductible donations) by the Australian Federal Government.

In March 2010, the Project formed part of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Foreign Affairs brief for his meeting with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Canberra. Meanwhile, the Association representatives also met with Governor Made Mangku Pastika, who was traveling with the Indonesian president, to provide an updated report on the Project's progress. [4]

In 2019, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison committed to funding the purchase of the Sari Club site subject to a commercial deal being struck between the Bali Peace Park Association and the landowners. The land owners declined the offer made by the Association in favour of a deal offered by Dallas Finn, who had been expelled from the Peace Park Association and formed his own organization, the Bali Peace Park Project. [5] [6] As a result, the Association ceased its interest in the land, and Finn was unable to fund the purchase at the price he offered. [7] The Sari nightclub site was a vacant lot. [8] [9]

In 2022, a deal was made to secure land for the Peace Park of $4.4 million. [10]

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