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Hi-Fi Bar in voluntary administration

“The creditor as a result put the business into voluntary administration,” it said. “However, it’s business as usual in all three venues.” Administrator Simon Nelson, from melbourne accounting firm Romanis Cant, said he would oversee operations at all three music venues while a buyer was sought. He said he expected the situation to be resolved…

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Fox Friday Enters Voluntary Administration

When Fox Friday opened not two new Australian venues last year, it felt like maybe the Tasmanian-born brewery was weathering the strong economic headwinds facing the independent brewing industry. It wasn’t the case. On Thursday, Benn and Sarah Hooper announced they were appointing McGrath Nicol to take control of Fox Friday’s portfolio of five hospitality…

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Bonza enters voluntary administration after abruptly cancelling flights

Budget airline Bonza has entered voluntary administration after it left hundreds of travellers stranded at major airports across the country. On Tuesday morning, Bonza passengers departing the Sunshine Coast, gold coast, melbourne and Avalon arrived to find their flights cancelled. Bonza CEO Tim Jordan said the move was “temporary” and discussions were “underway regarding the…

Fox Friday Brewing enters voluntary administration after backer’s collapse

One of Australia’s fastest-growing craft beer businesses has appointed administrators after its primary lender collapsed, placing pressure on operations across three states. Tasmania’s Fox Friday Craft Brewery, which began as a humble nano-brewery in Hobart’s northern suburb of Moonah, confirmed the move on Wednesday, described by founders Sarah and Benn Hooper as one made with…

Craft brewery Fox Friday enters voluntary administration amid funding woes

Popular Tasmanian craft brewery Fox Friday and its subsidiaries have been placed into voluntary administration after facing significant financial challenges. Owners Sarah and Benn Hooper announced the appointment of McGrathNicol as administrator in a statement released today. The Hobart-based brewery operate the popular ‘Fox Friday’ branded bar on Murray Street in Hobart, alongside two other…

National chain Johnny’s Furniture plunges into administration – causing angry out-of-pocket customers to turn up at stores in Queensland, NSW and Victoria

Hundreds of unhappy customers have been left without both their money and their orders after a national furniture chain announced it had gone into administration.  Johnny’s Furniture, which had 15 stores scattered across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, entered voluntary administration on Tuesday. Many customers have been left in the lurch with no guarantee…