Bonza cancels flights across Australia, enters voluntary administration, leaving passengers stranded

30 Apr, 2:48amTue 30 Apr 2024 at 2:48am Hotline set up for Bonza customers The Transport Department has established a hotline for stranded passengers. That number is 1800 069 244 and the line will be operating until 10pm tonight, the department says. Customers can also call Qantas, Jetstar or Virgin‘s customer service lines for assistance. Transport Minister…

Former Esther Foundation residents claim they faced mistreatment and abuse as facility enters voluntary administration

A rehabilitation facility at the centre of mistreatment and abuse allegations has gone into voluntary administration, effective from Wednesday. The development was confirmed by Esther Foundation’s interim CEO Phil Sparrow and came as a growing number of women spoke out about allegations of abuse. In a statement, the Esther Foundation said recent media coverage had caused…

Castlemaine Festival in voluntary administration

Circa’s Peepshow at Castlemaine State Festival 2019.Credit: Carl Dziunka While trouble surrounding music festivals has dominated headlines in the past year, some locals have pointed to more specific issues contributing to the losses incurred at the most recent Castlemaine festivals. Loading Former Castlemaine Festival board member Mark Anstey, who served from 2010 to 2018, says…

Bonza calls in administrators after flights suspended

Budget airline Bonza has fallen into voluntary administration after passengers were left scrambling to find seats on planes following sudden cancellations. Travellers were left stranded in airports across Australia on Tuesday morning amid urgent talks about the future of the airline. ASIC records on Tuesday afternoon showed the company appointed external administrators, named as Hall…

Building giant Clough collapses after last-ditch talks fall over

Another construction giant has collapsed, putting the jobs of more than 1200 Australians in jeopardy and impacting the Snowy 2.0 hydropower project. Clough announced today it was being placed into voluntary administration. The perth-based engineering group has been involved in numerous large-scale infrastructure projects around the country, including hydropower, energy, transport and mining. Clough has…

MESH DIRECT IN VA WITH $1.9M DEBTS

By Wayne Robinson | 17 April 2024 Mesh Direct Media is in voluntary administration, the sydney based large format print manager going down with debts of $1.9m, with several print businesses owed substantial sums. Organised by Mesh Direct: The huge Woolworth’s job in Sydney CBD The company specialised in large site signage, organising work for…