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…

Castlemaine State Festival enters voluntary administration

One of Victoria’s longest-running and most respected multi-arts festivals, the biennial Castlemaine State Festival, has entered into voluntary administration. The news was announced in an email from the Festival Board, sent just before 5pm last Thursday 28 March, at a time when many people were already switching off their computers and leaving work in preparation…

Kirribilli Club enters voluntary administration, to continue trading

21 June 2024 The Kirribilli Club Board has stepped aside and appoint the services of SV Partners to act as Voluntary Administrators of the Kirribilli Club effective immediately. “Unfortunately, due to a combination of overwhelming financial, operational and hospitality market circumstances we have exhausted all available options and have not come to this conclusion lightly. Mr Hugh Armenis…

Bunbury’s Dolphin Discovery Centre rescued from voluntary administration by funding lifeline

In short: The state government will inject $1.5 million into the Dolphin Discovery Centre at Bunbury. The centre went into voluntary administration in February following several resignations. What’s next? WA’s regional development minister says the centre’s future is now more certain. A major WA tourist attraction that allows visitors to interact with wild dolphins has…

Online Bookseller Booktopia Enters Voluntary Administration

Australian bookseller Booktopia has entered voluntary administration, following failed recent attempts to secure emergency funding. The announcement comes after a prolonged period of difficulties for the online retailer, which suspended trading shares on the ASX in June. The company has also endured three years of unprofitability, has been forced to make 90 staff redundancies in…