The brisbane Irish Club has been placed into voluntary administration and three directors have resigned amid ongoing financial difficulties. In a memorandum published on the Queensland Irish Association’s website, company secretary Paul Hogan wrote that the new board, appointed in November 2014, had been attempting to monitor the QIA’s financial position. The Brisbane Irish Club…
Gourmet grocer and online food retailer The Essential Ingredient has collapsed into administration. The food supplier, which has been in operation for 38 years, entered voluntary administration on Thursday and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been brought in to oversee the company. The Essential Ingredient will continue to trade business while it undertakes a sale process. Gourmet…
THE company behind Subiaco night spot Purl Bar has gone into voluntary administration. It comes three years after owners Bert Mondello and Damien Wilson took over the bar, with hopes to “bring a bit of Mount Lawley flavour to Subiaco”. It was their first foray into hospitality. Confidential understands the duo closed the doors after…
Nourish Food, the melbourne-based kids snack food company behind the Whole Kids brand, is urgently seeking a buyer and appointed voluntary administrators after a deal with a “major strategic partner” fell through. Monica and James Meldrum founded Whole Kids in 2005 after seeing a gap in the market for organic, plant-based and additive-free snacks for…
One of brisbane‘s biggest live music venues has gone into administration, with its future likely to be decided within the next four weeks. The Hi-Fi Bar at West End, along with its counterparts in sydney and melbourne, went into administration on Thursday following a dispute with a creditor. The Hi FI has hosted acts such…
Rebels players huddle after scoring a try. Photo: Photosport Rugby Australia is committed to getting the melbourne Rebels on the field for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season after the organisation entered voluntary administration on Monday night. Rugby Australia ceo Phil Waugh says the Rebels’ players and staff will be supported through this time. “As…
CELEBRITY chef Adriano Zumbo’s dessert empire will continue trading while under voluntary administration, the group’s administrator says. Camera IconAdriano Zumbo Credit: PR IMAGE DW Advisory principals Justin Holzman and Anthony Elkerton were appointed voluntary administrators on July 22 to manage three of Mr Zumbo’s businesses. The three companies employ about 130 people and operate five…
Sara Lee, the household name behind frozen cheesecakes, pies, crumbles and ice creams, has appointed voluntary administrators after suffering higher operating costs and supply chain issues that disrupted operations over the past 12 months. Established in Australia in 1971, the dessert manufacturer yesterday appointed FTI Consulting’s Vaughan Strawbridge, Kathryn Evans and Joseph Hansell as administrators…
In short: The Rebels won their preseason trial against the Waratahs in the same week they entered voluntary administration Rugby Australia says it is committed to making sure the Rebels play in this year’s Super Rugby competitions What’s next? Rugby Australia will conduct talks with the Victorian government about the Rebels’ future The melbourne Rebels…
The company behind the annual perth Fashion Festival has gone into voluntary administration, owing $819,000 to more than 100 creditors and event suppliers. On Monday, administrators Hall Chadwick were called in to assess the financial position of Perth Fashion Festival Pty Ltd. The company’s directors, Mariella Harvey-Hanrahan and Tony Sage, plan to continue the company’s…