Good Group, restaurants in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, enters voluntary administration

The future of a company that owns high-end steakhouse Botswana Butchery and Asian restaurant chain White & Wong is uncertain, after an external administrator was appointed. New Zealand company Good Group announced its restaurants in sydney, melbourne and Canberra were in voluntary administration. BDO Australia, appointed as administrators, said Botswana Butchery restaurants were tradings as…

Virgin Australia owes almost $7b to more than 12,000 creditors

Several “high-quality” parties have expressed an interest in taking over Virgin Australia, the administrators have revealed, as 1,300 of the airline’s creditors and observers including financiers, employees, unions and bondholders met via video link. Key points: Virgin Australia entered voluntary administration on April 21 owing almost $7 billion to more than 12,000 creditors Already several…

Majestic Cinemas goes into voluntary administration

A major cinema chain in regional Australia has gone into voluntary administration after a horror 12 months where not even blockbuster movies Barbie and Oppenheimer could save it. Majestic Cinemas operates nine cinemas in regional NSW and Queensland. Locations include Nambour, Port Macquarie, Inverell, Nambucca, Wynnum, Kempsey, Singleton, Sawtell and Nelson Bay. The business went…

Bonza falls into voluntary administration, triggering mass cancellations as it assesses ‘ongoing viability’

Budget airline Bonza has fallen into voluntary administration after passengers were left scrambling to find seats on planes following sudden cancellations. Flights to and from Bonza’s major hubs at melbourne Airport, Sunshine Coast Airport, and the gold coast Airport were cancelled in the early hours of Tuesday morning, plunging passengers’ travel plans into disarray. ASIC…

Perth building company Clough Group collapses after WeBuild ends $350m merger

A major Western Australian building and engineering company has collapsed after its $350 million lifeline ended when another firm pulled out of a merger deal. On Monday, perth-based Clough Group went into voluntary administration after the takeover deal fell through, leaving its 1250 employees uncertain about their future. An Italian industrial construction group called WeBuild…

Bonza plunges into voluntary administration after passengers left stranded and planes towed

Low-cost airline Bonza has entered voluntary administration after passengers were met with signs saying their flights had been abruptly cancelled on Tuesday. People were left stranded as planes were repossessed, with vision showing them being towed from the tarmac. CEO Tim Jordan apologised as he advised all services were “temporarily suspended” while he determined the…