Travel company collapses into voluntary administration, with 40 employees and up to 15,000 customers affected

A gold coast company that offered “heavily discounted” travel packages to its members has collapsed into voluntary administration and ceased trading. More than 15,000 members of Australian Escapes could be affected by the business’s collapse, including some who are currently travelling overseas, as well as approximately 40 employees, according to the Gold Coast Bulletin. However,…

Ed Harry enters voluntary administration

Struggling menswear retailer Ed Harry has been placed in voluntary administration with an immediate clearance sale of merchandise coming into effect as creditors assess the business. On Tuesday, KPMG’s Brendan Richards and Gayle Dickerson were appointed voluntary administrators after a “particularly tough” Christmas sales period for the chain, and mounting pressure from decreased shopping centre…

Beulah puts $2.7b Sth Bnk twin tower apartment project into administration

Australia’s property sector troubles have deepened, putting the future of the country’s tallest residential development in question, after developer Beulah International put the project manager of its high-profile Sth Bank project into voluntary administration. Pitcher Partners’ David Vasudevan and Lindsay Bainbridge were appointed administrators of BSSPV Pty Ltd after architecture firms Cox Architecture and UN…

Administrators called in for Paddington’s Captain Cook Hotel

The demolition of sydney’s Allianz Stadium, originally known as the Sydney Football Stadium, may have claimed its first scalp, with Sydney’s landmark Captain Cook Hotel in Pad­dington entering voluntary administration. Insolvency firm Jirsch Suther­land has been appointed administrator to the business, saying it is an ideal opportunity for an experienced hotel operator to take on.…