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A West Australian agricultural lobby group says it has been “let down by a very trusted employee”, as WA police begin investigations into financial misconduct at the Pastoralists and Graziers Association (PGA).

“It’s been a pretty interesting experience,” PGA president Tony Seabrook said. 

“We found ourselves in a very embarrassing situation of having far too much trust in one particular person… But I would say to our members stay with us.

Administrators RSM Australia confirmed creditors approved a rescue package for the PGA at a meeting on Friday in Perth.

RSM partner Jerome Mohen said the decision was “pleasing” and…

A husband and wife whose furniture company went into liquidation owing customers almost £100,000 have both been banned as company directors.

George and Williamina Hay were directors of DWH Trading Ltd, which sold adjustable beds and chairs, mostly to elderly and vulnerable customers, from their home address in Aberdeenshire.

The company was struggling financially by April 2023 but continued to take orders and payments from customers in the following six months before it entered liquidation.

Both directors should have known that the majority of these orders would never be fulfilled.

DWH Trading was established in March 2021 but in just over two years the company had serious cash flow issues.

At the start of April 2023,…

Ally Fashion is an Australian-owned fast fashion retailer that was founded in 2001, which described itself as “dedicated to creating contemporary ready-to-wear pieces for every woman”.

As a result of the store closures, 250 staff members have also lost their jobs.

The fast fashion chain had 160 stores across Australia and an online store before its collapse.

News.com.au broke the news of its demise and that the Federal Court of Australia had appointed Jeff Marsden and Duncan Clubb of BDO Australia as liquidators on 28 February.

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The company was forced…

It was postponed on December 20 with plans to reschedule for later this year.

An email sent to ticketholders on Friday said the Timeless tour was now cancelled “due to matters outside our control”.

“We have found ourselves in this gut-wrenching position after losing three of our sites on the New Zealand tour. We were sharing the infrastructure at three sites with Juicy Fest New Zealand, but when that event was cancelled it was no longer viable to run these shows.”

Organisers had not been to find dates that would work for the majority of the artists so had to cancel. The…

It was postponed on December 20 with plans to reschedule for later this year.

An email sent to ticketholders on Friday said the Timeless tour was now cancelled “due to matters outside our control”.

“We have found ourselves in this gut-wrenching position after losing three of our sites on the New Zealand tour. We were sharing the infrastructure at three sites with Juicy Fest New Zealand, but when that event was cancelled it was no longer viable to run these shows.”

Organisers had not been to find dates that would work for the majority of the artists so had to cancel. The…

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The company behind Juicy Fest has been placed into voluntary liquidation.

1News reported Juicy Festival Limited, Timeless Events New Zealand and Timeless Events Australia Limited were placed into liquidation at 5pm, with Blacklock Rose’s Ben Francis and Garry Whimp appointed as liquidators.

Juicy Fest had cancelled the New Zealand leg of the tour in December after being declined a liquor licence in Auckland.

In an email, Juicy Festival Limited said the cancellation had caused “significant and unexpected costs”.

“As you know in 2025, we had to cancel the Juicy Fest New Zealand events as a result of our liquor licence being declined in Auckland.

“We tried to combat the situation by securing a…