Aussies to mark five years since attack

Australians and Indonesians will gather today to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2005 Bali terrorist bombings.

Four Australians were among more than 20 people killed when suicide bombers attacked popular seafood cafes at Jimbaran Beach and a busy restaurant in Kuta on October 1 2005.

Bombing survivors will be among the guests at an intimate commemoration service to be held at the Australian consulate.

Acting Consul General Brent Hall will give a speech before a wreath-laying ceremony while other commemorations are expected to take place near the bombing sites.

Australians in Bali will also gather on October 12 to mark the eighth anniversary of the 2002 nightclub bombings that killed 202 people including 88 Australians.