Carriageworks in administration due to COVID-19

On the morning of 4 May, Carriageworks was celebrating its online programming, Carriageworks Journal, in an EDM (Electronic Direct Message) sent out widely to subscribes and supporters. By 5pm that same day, Australia’s largest multi-arts venue had announced it was moving into voluntary administration. How can an arts organisation fold so quickly? The compounded impact…

Melbourne restaurant Calia collapses, owing $2 million to hospitality platform Liven

Upmarket melbourne CBD eatery Calia has collapsed into voluntary administration, owing an estimated $2 million to Australian diner loyalty platform Liven and raising questions for diners with unredeemed restaurant credits. Documents listed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) show Calia Australia, which operates the flagship restaurant and retail store in the city’s Emporium…

Koko Black goes into administration

Premium chocolate maker and retailer Koko Black, which has stores in Claremont and the CBD, has gone into voluntary administration. Deloitte Restructuring Services put out a statement this morning saying it had been appointed to see if the business, which has 14 retail outlets across Australia, can be restructured. Founder Shane Hills opened the first…

Sydney arts centre goes into voluntary administration after cancelling six months of events due to Covid-19 – The Art Newspaper

Carriageworks, the contemporary arts exhibition and performance venue in sydney, went into voluntary administration on Monday under the pressure of six months’ worth of cancelled events due to the impact of the coronavirus. The cancelled events include the Sydney Writers Festival and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia. Today the Sydney Opera House confirmed it had been…

Melbourne’s Bad Shepherd enters Voluntary Administration – Brews News Australia

Founders Dereck and Diti Hales The owners of melbourne’s Bad Shepherd Brewing Co. have announced the decision to appoint an Administrator to help facilitate a financial restructuring of the business. Owners Dereck and Didi Hales have appointed DBA Advisory as Administrator, noting the company is supporting the continued operation of the business “Bad Shepherd’s employees…

HLB and McGrathNicol working on Dyldam’s administration

Development sites of sydney-based real estate developer Dyldam have entered administration, with HLB Mann Judd and McGrathNicol seated at either side of the table. HLB Mann Judd is managing the administration process while McGrathNicol is protecting creditor interests.  Setting the context: Dyldam’s financial struggles began in early 2019, as reported by the Australian Financial Review (AFR).…

Sneakerboy administrators “urgently” reviewing stock levels after customers complain of delayed deliveries

The administrator for collapsed footwear retailer Sneakerboy is “urgently” reviewing its stock levels as customers raise concerns about delayed deliveries and frayed communication with the company. Sneakerboy, a luxury sneaker and streetwear store with a presence in melbourne, sydney, and online, entered voluntary administration on Saturday. While Sneakerboy became known nationwide for retailing shoes with…