I guess once a club starts to grow as well, you let in the good with the bad, you get certain members as well that start doing certain things that they shouldn’t be doing, and that makes everybody look bad. 1995 – Around 60 Police raid his property under the belief that his assets are the proceeds of crime. 2014 – 29 August, 2014. Jan. 19. No… we’re not sexist or something, but the reason why women are not allowed is to safeguard them, sort of you know, not as such in Malta, but overseas, in some countries they’re a little bit tougher… I mean not a little, they’re a tough lot and a woman can become an easy target. The President of Rebels MC in Australia, was stopped from returning to Australia. Receive the next edition of "The One Percenter Throwdown" to your inbox. When you get a forever patch, you either have to be a president of a chapter or a lifetime member. I was 10 years old, you know, so I’ve been on bikes my whole life. Then he gets voted as a nominee and then after 12 months he gets voted again to become a full patch member; if he does something which we didn’t like or some members he didn’t like, you need to get two that are against him becoming a full-member, and then we give an extension for another six months. 1990 – Police raid Alex Vella’s home and seize $15,000 of marijuana. He is often referred to by the name of “Maltese Falcon”. It’s just that I’m a member, my loyalty towards the club. Do you think it’s because of the rebels’ criminal association in Australia? The … Despite having lived in Australia since the 1960s, he is not a citizen of the country. We’re just a bunch of guys, like a brotherhood, and we’re really into our motorcycles and having friends, but then it gets a little more intense in the sense that we treat each other with a lot of respect and loyalty, and we’re like brothers. By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy including the use of cookies to enhance your experience. If you are after a book that solely focuses on the Rebels MC then this is not the book that you are after, but for an excellent insight into the bigger picture of outlaw motorcycle clubs in Australia then this is a recommended read. Karl Azzopardi is an IGM press awards (Human Stories) winner of 2019, MediaToday is an independent media house based in Malta. Were all about brotherhood, respect and riding Harley Davidson We’re easy targets as well, easily identified, because there’s a lot more people and stuff that are doing bad things that they don’t really discuss or speak about. Control of the Sydney chapter provided him with significant power within the club. He was able to use his significant wealth to assist with bankrolling the Rebels, including being the listed owner of the Western Sydney clubhouse. Ten questions for Kenny Bugeja, Rebels Malta Motorcycle Club sergeant-at-arms. Once you’re a lifetime member, that means ten years in the club… it’s a part of the few guys in the club that they’re really went the extra mile, to get this patch, or are really loyal towards the club, and have done things for the club, that other people haven’t done or couldn’t do or whatever, and all these – the 1% and the 13 – there’s a lot of different explanations for the 13, and my favourite one is that if you go the alphabet, we got 13 stars in the flag that we fly on our patch on our back, but for me it’s the letter M, and you know because Alex Vella was from Malta, for me the 13 means the letter M and that’s why I’ve got the number 13 on my back as well. You know they did it to him when he was here in Malta, he was here on holiday where he came to one of our events you know what I mean, then he gets a call that his visa has been pulled and that he can’t go back to Australia. But here in Malta because not everybody can afford a Harley or a flashy bike they changed the rule for us and they allowed us to have Japanese custom bikes no less than 600cc though. View this book on Amazon (link opens in a new tab). The Rebels Motorcycle Club is an outlaw motorcycle club in Australia with around 70 chapters and 2,000+ members nationwide making it the largest club in the country. the Harleys are the worst bikes. I just like taking care of myself, I’m not getting any younger basically and it’s just working out and exercising at the gym. Official Page Rebels MC Malta. What do patches mean and how are they earned? BUT, produce them … I just want to be strong and ready for anything, you know just in case something happens. 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In March 2007 his son Adam Vella, a middleweight boxer, had a fight in Tokyo, Japan. Alex Vella, Rebels MC president, still in Malta 10 months since he was refused a travel visa to return to Australia where he lives, and where he leads the Rebels… This book takes a look at all of the outlaw motorcycle clubs in Australia, including the Rebels MC. It was founded by Clint Jacks in Brisbane, Queensland in 1969 and was originally named the "Confederates". Their insignia is a Confederate flag with a cap-wearing skull and 1% patch in the centre. Alex Vella Interview | Rebels MC | Credits Malta Today. 31-aug-2015 - Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. As of 2016 the 2.7 hectare Leppington Western … In June of 2014 his visa was cancelled while he was overseas in Malta, where he owns a luxury villa. People gathered to remember two victims who died in a shooting that happened at Laddie’s Bar and Grill in Martinsburg, West Virginia on January 3rd. Big V-twins are Harley Davidson, now they’re sportsters, anything above the sportster, the 1200cc engines they’re the cube or whatever they are, they’re less than that, they’re not allowed in the club. Were all about brotherhood, respect and riding Harley Davidson 2008 – Alex Vella wins a court case against Permanent Mortgages, Mitchell Morgan and the ANZ bank, a case where he was at risk of losing the title deeds to three properties that he owned, including the Rebels Western Sydney Clubhouse which he purchased in 1985 for $198,000. Why does the Australian government consider bikies as rebels? In 1967 he moved to Australia, where his family started a strawberry farm in the suburb of Horsley Park in Western Sydney while they lived in the suburb of Auburn. Rebels With A Cause is on a quest to change the face of daily consumables. I don’t live in Australia, you know, I’m here with the Rebels MC Malta, so it’s hard to say; it’s the image of the outlaw motorcycle guy I guess. The case went to court and the result was that Alex needed to pay $650,000 to the crime commission, after which he seized assets were returned. So, I had enough of all the crazy riding, the Jap bikes and everything else, and what I did was I sold the Jap bikes, and I bought another Harley, then we built this chopper, Phil Piper and I. I’ve seen guys who all of a sudden, turn 40, and they go crazy, and they do tattoos and they buy a Harley and whatever. It was a very low blow you know, and they didn’t give him a chance to go back and fight his court case, against the government or the immigration. Former Rebels boss Alex Vella is exiled in Malta. Please help us out by hitting the “Share” button so that we can keep bringing you more articles and “Follow” us on Facebook so that you get updated when we release new articles. He is believed to have become the Rebels National President in 1973. There might be some personal issues between one person and another, someone might be with a club and went with another club, crossed over, as they might have some issues with a brother or something, but they’re mainly more like social clubs… sometimes we go to their club, sometimes they come to our club, and we drink together, we eat together, and there’s no room for such things in Malta, because you know, it could be your cousin with a different club, it could be your brother with a different club. Alex Vella built the club from the ground up, and a lot of people respect him for that, but what they did to him to – a man that doesn’t even have a criminal record – they just said listen ‘you can’t come back because of one man’. What role do tattoos hold in biker culture? The mortgagees were found to have not applied enough scrutiny when performing the identification checks before they provided the loans. Then after those six months if he is still black-balled, then he’s out for good; that’s the only chance he’ll get. 163 talking about this. Shared Share with; While both his wife and two sons are citizens, Alex Vella never became a citizen of Australia, despite living in the country for several decades. As of 2016 the 2.7 hectare Leppington Western Sydney Rebels clubhouse which he purchased for $198,000 in 1985 was shut down and was being leased out to a storage company for approximately $130,000 a year. He was a boxer and became the Maltese light-heavyweight champion in 1978. Rebels MC Malta will be organising an end of season charity event in aid of Caritas Malta. And that’s the thing for us, were really into our bikes, we’re really into… we like our Harleys and our Choppers and whatever, we like the American stuff. For more information send an email at rmcmalta@gmail.com. Rebels MC Lebanon is a motorcycle club affiliated with REBELS MC Australia. You remember those little red ones, the Yamaha Bop? 11 talking about this. I had my Harleys and my tattoos before I was 40 years old, but for me, what I did was when I had my kids: you know the older you get, the smarter you get, the more mature you’re supposed to get, right? Alessio Emmanuel Vella was born on 5 June, 1953 in Malta, as the seventh of eleven children in the family. It’s just because you’re proud to be with a club, and you want to honour that and show people. Well, basically, it’s seniority, but the thing is opening a chapter in any country, you have five people – the president, the vice president, sergeant-in-arms, treasurer, and maybe road captain, but to get into these positions, obviously you have to become a prospect, like what happened to me was after I prospected, I was voted in as a full-patch member, after being a full-patch member, I was voted in as sergeant-in-arms, then after sergeant-in-arms I was voted in as President. He had amassed as many as 70 motorcycles, 2 Rolls Royce (one of which had the numberplate “REBEL1”), other cars and several properties. Official Page Rebels MC Malta. Kenny Bugeja, Rebels Malta Motorcycle Club sergeant-at-arms, Kenny Bugeja, Rebels Malta Motorcycle Club sergeant-in-arms. 3 talking about this. The Rebels’ national president, Alex Vella Snr remains in exile in Malta after the Federal Government cancelled his visa a week ago under ‘character provisions of … Two members of Rebels MC are arrested in Byron Bay, New South Wales after they are found during a vehicle search to be armed with machetes. How does one become a member of the club? There are some clubs in Malta for sure I know, that are women only, so we don’t take it against them. 158 were here. Official Page Rebels MC Malta. At approximately 5:30am members of Rebels MC stab three members of the Lone Wolf MC at a brothel in Tweed Heads, a town located near the border where New South Wales meets Queensland. Now if maybe next year somebody else wants to go for whatever position, they just put their name in and the members vote and if the members would like a change in the committee or something, it will happen, it’s voting, we vote. Upon appeal the visa was eventually granted and he returned to Sydney from Tokyo on April 4, 2007. EXCLUSIVE: A bear skin rug, a fleet of choppers and a herd of deer out the back: Inside the compound of millionaire Rebels bikie boss Alex Vella, exiled in Malta … My wife she comes riding with me, but they can’t be a member. Cops go after Rebels MC President Sydney, Australia (April 20, 2019) BTN — The cops are seeking a court order that will ban Rebels Motorcycle Club National President Damian "Big D" Vella from associating with his mates for two years, by … He was able to use his significant wealth to assist with bankrolling the Rebels, including being the listed owner of the Western Sydney clubhouse. This has caused some tension with members of the outlaw motorcycle club, as some were under the impression that the fees they paid to the club, and the assistance that they provided with running motorcycle shows at the clubhouse, which earned in the vicinity of $40,000 a show, were being used to pay off the mortgage on the land. I guess at the end of the day we’re just an easy target. Alex Vella Interview | Rebels MC | Credits Malta Today Alex Vella Interview | Rebels MC | Credits Malta Today. It’s always been a part of my life, but it doesn’t mean that it has anything to do with bikes or anything like that, but it’s good to know you’re there when you need it, you got the muscles when you need them, if you ever need them. He married his wife Heather and had two sons, named Adam and Alex Jnr. Like I got the death-head here and the Rebels MC Malta 13, and the Rebels over my eyebrows. You may be interested in viewing our extensive list of outlaw motorcycle club books. It’s the freedom you feel when you’re on a motorcycle, when you’re just riding down the road, and you get the wind… I’m not going to say my hair because I don’t have any hair, but you know it’s just the freedom you feel, the feeling you get when you’re on a big bike you know. Police seize assets believed to be worth in the vicinity of $3 million, including 44 Harley Davidson motorcycles, 2 Rolls Royces, four Corvettes, a Bentley and a Mercedes with the belief that the assets were the proceeds of crime. A mere glance at the bin made us realise how much plastic we use on a daily basis without giving it a second thought. The friends of motorcycle club president Alex Vella are rallying around the Maltese chief of the Rebels MC, who has been left ‘stranded’ in his country of birth after Australian immigration minister Scott Morrison refused him a visa to return to Australia while on a holiday in Malta. I fucking hate those things anyway, but not the Yamaha… Yamaha are good bikes, I’m just talking about the Yamaha Bop. No, it’s not at all. A lot of people work for their family all their lives and when you’re at 40, 44, 45 your kids have grown up a little bit and you can maybe afford them, because nowadays to get tattoos it’s big money if you go to the good ones, €700, €800, a €1,000 tattoo and you go to buy a €30,000 bike… you got to have the money for it as well, and some people at that age can afford it. After the June 2014 cancellation of his visa where he was unable to return to Australia from Malta, his nephew, Damien Vella, took over the role of Rebels National President. Interview with Rebels MC Malta | RFFR Interview with Rebels MC Malta | RFFR. This caused visa problems when he tried to return to Australia after having gone to Japan with his … What is the Rebels MC Malta? It doesn’t mean that they won’t come out with us. Rebel Riders M.C is Malta's oldest and only true Maltese roots MC established in 1995. It might be because its’ that time of their life that they can afford to do stuff. Rebels With a Cause is a company founded in Malta, budding from a realisation which took place in a room where all great ideas usually come from, the bathroom. I had a motocross bike I used to go on enduro riding with, and all the rest of it, road bikes, you know you name it, I’ve had it; it’s in your DNA, it’s in your blood, and for some people it’s from father to son, it’s like me and my son, my son already has two bikes, and he’s seven years old, it’s in the blood, you know. 06.12.2020 / Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang members are patching out of the bikie fraternity at a rate never seen before, police say, with claims Australia's biggest bikie club is in disarray. Not as far as I’m concerned. Alex Vella, president of the Rebels Motorcycle Club, is in exile in Malta after having his visa cancelled in 2014. Credit: Janie Barrett Since then police and the owner, Mr … Originally our club was established in 1969 in Australia, by Alex Vella, and over the years it grew all over Australia and now we’ve grown world-wide as well. Don’t you think 40-somethings getting a Harley is just a mid-life crisis? My dad was into motorcycles. There are no books written specifically about Alex Vella. Rebels bikie club president Alex Vella has had his visa cancelled while holidaying in native Malta, according to the Australian press. Tony Caradonna was also found to have withdrawn $300,000 from a joint bank account, an account which was initially established to support the 2006 Anthony Mundine versus Danny Green boxing match. People gathered to remember two victims who died in a shooting that happened at Laddie’s Bar and Grill in Martinsburg, West Virginia on January 3rd. Funeral held for victims of Martinsburg bar shooting. The Australian government initially denied his request for a new visa based on a character assessment, notably his connections with the Rebels Motorcycle Club. Is body building a requirement to be a biker? Copyright © MediaToday Co. Ltd, Vjal ir-Rihan, San Gwann SGN 9016, Malta, Europe, Book council chief takes aim at MTA after Cirque du Soleil elbows out book festival, Prison inmate claiming to be Tumas Fenech heir says magnate’s remains removed from grave, Minister pledges doubling of construction site inspections with new agency, Where does your town rank in the Sliema Index? Alex Vella, born Alessio Emmanuel Vella, is the former National President of Rebels MC. Alessio Emmanuel Vella (born 5 June 1953), or Maltese Falcon, is a Maltese businessman, former boxer, stand over man and the former National President of the Rebels Motorcycle Club in Australia. Well that’s all politics, and I don’t know if I can use the word bullshit, but what they did to Alex was very unfair. He bought me my first motorcycle. I don’t know, if there’s something that I wouldn’t buy I guess it would be a Yamaha Bop. He is now living permanently in Malta after the Australian Government cancelled his visa in 2014. We keep the function, the effectiveness, and the design. We’re a motorcycle club, an MC club. While in Japan his Australian resident return visa expired, requiring him to apply for a new visa. He is charged and later sentenced to an 18 month term of part-time prison, part-time community service. Is there rivalry between the clubs here in Malta? That doesn’t mean everybody’s bad, because some priest has done something bad to some child, you don’t go and arrest the pope, and Alex Vella gets all the heat for everything. We’re a motorcycle club, an MC club. I don’t understand, because that man is married in Australia to an Australian woman; he’s got kids, grandkids, he’s got his businesses, all his properties he’s always paid tax on and all the rest of it, but for them they want to try and cut the head off the snake, get rid of the big boss from Australia, and you get him stuck here in Malta, which…. 2021-01-10 10:15:07 3 minutes ago ; Views 0; By: Grid Sparta; A … Usually we if see someone who has a nice bike like a Harley or something like that, we approach him, and if he agrees, he’ll come with us for about five to six rides to see what kind of person he is. He is believed to have become the Rebels National President in 1973. Alex joined his son in Japan for the fight. His former business partner, Tony Caradonna, had falsely applied for $2.4 million in loans, forging Alex Vella’s details. Rebels mc united states. About Rebels With A Cause. I don’t know, I’ve got to be careful on what I say, because some people, for them, a fuckin’… sorry…. He joined the Rebels Motorcycle Club in 1972 at age 19, joining the Dubbo chapter, and then went on to start the Rebels Sydney chapter. Credit: Janie Barrett JEM Alex Vella, president of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang, who has been barred from re-entering Australia since June 2014 when he went to Malta. 2020-09-06 09:15:22 9 minutes ago ; Views 0; By: Grid Sparta; A + A-4. The decision strands Vella in Malta, leaving behind in Australia 24 close family members including a wife, sons and an elderly mother, all of whom are Australian citizens. All of this wealth was said to have been gained from good investments. He joined the Rebels Motorcycle Club in 1972 at age 19, joining the Dubbo chapter, and then went on to start the Rebels Sydney chapter. Historic Outlaw Biker Events and Massacres, Anthony Snodgrass Spencer – Snoddy – Bandidos MC. We do this process to see his attitude, sometimes you might find a person which is perfect, but then he gets a beer, and goes over his head and we don’t want none of that stuff you know, because if he gets involved into trouble he’s involving us, and we all wear the same colour so we are one. Rebels boss Alex Vella, stranded in Malta, speaks out over legal battle to return to Australia 7.30 Exclusive by the National Reporting Team's Mark Willacy in Malta … I don’t want people thinking that I said bad things about Yamaha, but nowadays, all the bikes are good bikes. Basically every year we have an election. 5 yn siarad am hyn. Some people get them, and some people don’t, but when they see the guys that do get them, they’re serious about it, because this is a lifetime thing – once you tattoo, it’s there you’re never going to remove it. Book – The Brotherhoods: Inside The Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs by Arthur Veno. Were all about brotherhood, respect and riding Harley Davidson Funeral held for victims of Martinsburg bar shooting. We do elections… I’m the sergeant-in-arms at the moment. 0 Add a comment Jan. 19. Rebels MC Malta 04 05 14 Rebels MC Malta 04 05 14 by Troy Calleja 6 years ago 5 minutes, 2 seconds 46,653 views Rebels MC , Malta 4th May 2014 Ride. But if he’s good enough, he stays with us. Are there certain standards to what bike members own? In October 2015 the courts denied any rights for further appeal. Originally our club was established in 1969 in Australia, by Alex Vella, and over the years it grew all over Australia and now we’ve grown world-wide as well. But that’s the process, and it depends on the years and the loyalty and your attitude towards the club and how much you want to get involved as well cause there are certain people… they already want to get involved and they weren’t built to be leaders and to lead the brothers and all the rest of it. Well in Australia we’re a big V-twin club. Alex Vella Interview | Rebels MC | Credits Malta Today. Control of the Sydney chapter provided him with significant power within the club. Posted 1 week ago by MC & Gjengkriminalitet. Rebels in Tasmania 'Our club is a motorcycle club' The constitution contains extensive rules around the club's patch, how it is sewn on, when it is worn, and … After a significant motor accident he was awarded $225,000 compensation and used this money to begin a motorcycle import business and began to establish a property portfolio.

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