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MIKKELL Pty Ltd: a market credit service went to court. Five days later, a secured party appointed administrators.

Oct 27, 2026

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MIKKELL Pty Ltd: a market credit service went to court. Five days later, a secured party appointed administrators.

The company holds Harry's Fresh Keilor, Harry's Fresh Brimbank and Echuca Frozen Foods names. Other records point to separate legal entities—and the secured appointor has not been named.

Nathan Wong

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TrueEV and XPENG: the carmaker is applying to wind up the companies that launched it in Australia

Oct 27, 2026

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6 min read

TrueEV and XPENG: the carmaker is applying to wind up the companies that launched it in Australia

TrueEV says it spent more than $60 million bringing XPENG to Australia. The court record shows six shipments, receivers over 197 cars and a case dismissed before trial. On 4 November, XPENG asks the NSW Supreme Court to wind up three TrueEV companies, one of which still holds the name "Xpeng Australia".

Nathan Wong

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OFFSITE's operator is in administration. Advanced Offsite Construction Pty Ltd is not.

Oct 26, 2026

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OFFSITE's operator is in administration. Advanced Offsite Construction Pty Ltd is not.

The Perth building-panel maker moved into an 11,000-square-metre factory in 2025 and showed it to the state's Housing Minister. The company now in administration took the OFFSITE names in 2024. The company that held them for five years before that is not in any process.

Nathan Wong

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Sonnen Australia entered administration. Its ten-year battery warranties still name the company.

Oct 26, 2026

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Sonnen Australia entered administration. Its ten-year battery warranties still name the company.

Shell sold the global battery business in August. The Australian company entered administration on 20 October, and the German company filed for insolvency two days later. For battery owners, the question is who will keep providing the software, repairs and support.

Nathan Wong

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Essential Caravans is in administration. "Essential Caravans Melbourne" is registered to a different company.

Oct 26, 2026

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Essential Caravans is in administration. "Essential Caravans Melbourne" is registered to a different company.

Administrators were appointed to the caravan maker on 21 October, two days after a report that its new ranges would be built in China. The Essential Caravans Melbourne business name, Zone RV and Design RV all belong to other companies, and none of them is named in the notice.

Nathan Wong

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Optic Security Group: ten companies entered administration. Bemac holds $17.26 million of live Commonwealth contracts.

Oct 26, 2026

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Optic Security Group: ten companies entered administration. Bemac holds $17.26 million of live Commonwealth contracts.

The Optic Security Group name is registered state by state to six of the ten companies. Two of the ten had been through administration before. Bemac Security was 16 days into a new $2.6 million Home Affairs CCTV contract when administrators were appointed.

Nathan Wong

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Dalmore Resources: the Wilkie Creek coal company faces a winding-up application after the mine's comeback

Oct 22, 2026

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Dalmore Resources: the Wilkie Creek coal company faces a winding-up application after the mine's comeback

Wilkie Creek survived administration, found a new funder and announced a proposed US listing. Now a creditor has taken the company holding its mining leases to court. The US deal, meanwhile, was signed by a different Dalmore company.

Nathan Wong

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Australian Fiduciaries: $3.8 million of investors' money went to a horror film. The liquidator puts the recoverable amount at nil.

Oct 21, 2026

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Australian Fiduciaries: $3.8 million of investors' money went to a horror film. The liquidator puts the recoverable amount at nil.

The Federal Court has wound up eight Australian Fiduciaries companies. The liquidator's schedule for them lists $17.5 million of investor money, and nil recoverable from five. Investors can only be paid through the fund operator, and they are not yet its creditors.

Nathan Wong

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VLP Corporation: the company behind Vets Love Pets is in liquidation. The store now names Provet.

Oct 21, 2026

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VLP Corporation: the company behind Vets Love Pets is in liquidation. The store now names Provet.

If you supplied Vets Love Pets, your claim is against VLP Corporation (ACN 660 084 953), placed in liquidation on 19 October alongside VetScript Pty Ltd, which runs the VetScript prescription software. The store is still open, and its terms now name Provet Pty Ltd, a Covetrus company not on the notice.

Nathan Wong

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Rydges Wholesale Foods is in liquidation under a name with no Rydges in it.

Oct 21, 2026

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Rydges Wholesale Foods is in liquidation under a name with no Rydges in it.

The Brisbane food wholesaler and Stockman's Australia, which holds the Caldwell Eggs name, now appear on ASIC's notices only as company numbers. Search Queensland's government contracts for Rydges, and you mostly find hotels.

Nathan Wong

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Chris Evans Transport is under offer. Creditors meet on 28 October, and some of its assets are claimed for a partnership.

Oct 21, 2026

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Chris Evans Transport is under offer. Creditors meet on 28 October, and some of its assets are claimed for a partnership.

The Riverland freight business has traded under administrators since May. A rescue deal fell through, the Federal Court has stepped in twice, and creditors now have two choices: hand the company back to its director, or wind it up.

Nathan Wong

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3RT is in liquidation. A federal strategy still showcases it.

Oct 21, 2026

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4 min read

3RT is in liquidation. A federal strategy still showcases it.

On 16 October, creditors voted to wind up all four 3RT companies. A federal strategy still repeats 3RT's A$44.5 million revenue forecast, and every patent behind its engineered hardwood is registered to one holding company.

Nathan Wong

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Shared Beginnings: Finexia named seven centres. The administration notice names fifteen.

Oct 21, 2026

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4 min read

Shared Beginnings: Finexia named seven centres. The administration notice names fifteen.

Two Shared Beginnings companies went into voluntary administration on 19 October. Finexia's announcement covered one of them and seven centres in Queensland, Victoria and the ACT. The other company currently holds fifteen centre business names, seven of them in Sydney.

Nathan Wong

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A paper-cup maker, hobby shop and pet store were all the same company in administration.

Oct 20, 2026

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A paper-cup maker, hobby shop and pet store were all the same company in administration.

Six situations from the 16 October register show why the name on the sign, invoice or court record may not identify the company affected.

Nathan Wong

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Forth Construction Group: two companies share the name. Only one is in liquidation.

Oct 19, 2026

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Forth Construction Group: two companies share the name. Only one is in liquidation.

Forth's website identifies the liquidated company by ABN and presents projects worth up to $5 million. A second Forth company, renamed in 2025, remains registered.

Nathan Wong

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Kyoto Energy Park (Scone) once held the lease for a $190 million wind farm. It is now one of 13 companies in administration.

Oct 16, 2026

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Kyoto Energy Park (Scone) once held the lease for a $190 million wind farm. It is now one of 13 companies in administration.

The project, renamed Upper Hunter Energy Park, has been owned by Maven Renewable Energy since 2022, according to its website. Three of the 13 companies are named Pamada, and one ASIC notice prints an ACN that no company holds.

Nathan Wong

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Yarra Energy Foundation opened a state-funded battery in May. It is now in administration, with four federal batteries still listed as in progress.

Oct 16, 2026

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Yarra Energy Foundation opened a state-funded battery in May. It is now in administration, with four federal batteries still listed as in progress.

The not-for-profit Yarra City Council set up in 2010 appointed BDO administrators on 14 October. Its last published accounts show revenue down by a third, a $227,000 deficit and $1.18 million of income received in advance.

Nathan Wong

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Anason: the company trading as the Barangaroo Turkish restaurant is in administration, 21 months after a small business restructuring.

Oct 16, 2026

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Anason: the company trading as the Barangaroo Turkish restaurant is in administration, 21 months after a small business restructuring.

ASIC's notice names Sivrioglu Pty Ltd, trading as Anason, and an administrator appointed on 13 October. Gift-voucher holders, suppliers and staff are creditors of that company.

Nathan Wong

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A.H. Beard's employees vote first on 23 October. Half an hour later, creditors decide the company's future.

Oct 16, 2026

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A.H. Beard's employees vote first on 23 October. Half an hour later, creditors decide the company's future.

The mattress maker has been in administration for almost six months, and its business was offered for sale in May. Now a proposed deed is before creditors, and employees vote separately on how it treats what they are owed.

Nathan Wong

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NAVIQ Pty Ltd "was not able to honour" a Queensland road contract, the transport department recorded. Five months later, it was in liquidation.

Oct 15, 2026

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NAVIQ Pty Ltd "was not able to honour" a Queensland road contract, the transport department recorded. Five months later, it was in liquidation.

A transport department disclosure records a contractor replacement before the insolvency. By October, seven companies at one Sunshine Coast postcode had entered administration or liquidation, including two Happitat adventure-park companies.

Nathan Wong

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Guardian Property Services and Guardian Health Support Services sit with different companies. Both entered administration on 12 October.

Oct 15, 2026

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Guardian Property Services and Guardian Health Support Services sit with different companies. Both entered administration on 12 October.

Healthserv, which trades as Guardian Health Support Services, is named on a NSW Rural Fire Service cleaning agreement estimated at $4.7 million to 2031. A third company appointed the same administrators that day, and a trust has bid for council work under the Guardian Property Services name.

Nathan Wong

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Pastro Ag is in liquidation. In August, IP Australia recorded six sprayer patents in its name.

Oct 15, 2026

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Pastro Ag is in liquidation. In August, IP Australia recorded six sprayer patents in its name.

Pastro-Custom AG Pty Ltd, which trades as Pastro Ag, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 13 October. Its patents, designs and PASTRO AG trade marks are now matters for the liquidator.

Nathan Wong

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Australian EVS, profiled by a federal agency in March, has appointed administrators. Its 172 crowdfunding investors rank behind creditors.

Oct 15, 2026

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Australian EVS, profiled by a federal agency in March, has appointed administrators. Its 172 crowdfunding investors rank behind creditors.

The Hunter electric-vehicle conversion company raised $325,000 from 172 investors on OnMarket in December 2025. Its first creditors' meeting is on 22 October in Charlestown.

Nathan Wong

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LTS Mining & Civil drilled more than 200 foundations for two Queensland power lines. On 13 October it appointed administrators.

Oct 15, 2026

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LTS Mining & Civil drilled more than 200 foundations for two Queensland power lines. On 13 October it appointed administrators.

The specialist foundation contractor put itself into voluntary administration. For head contractors, equipment owners and suppliers, the question is which jobs, machines and invoices sat with the company on 13 October. Creditors meet on 23 October.

Nathan Wong

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A sale was signed just before MarketPlace Fresh's administration. On 14 October, creditors vote on what happens next.

Oct 8, 2026

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A sale was signed just before MarketPlace Fresh's administration. On 14 October, creditors vote on what happens next.

The company that ran the business day to day stopped trading in late April. If you supply or lease to a MarketPlace Fresh store, check which company's ACN is on your invoices.

Nathan Wong

Deep Dive

MIKKELL Pty Ltd: a market credit service went to court. Five days later, a secured party appointed administrators.

TrueEV and XPENG: the carmaker is applying to wind up the companies that launched it in Australia

OFFSITE's operator is in administration. Advanced Offsite Construction Pty Ltd is not.

Sonnen Australia entered administration. Its ten-year battery warranties still name the company.

Essential Caravans is in administration. "Essential Caravans Melbourne" is registered to a different company.

Optic Security Group: ten companies entered administration. Bemac holds $17.26 million of live Commonwealth contracts.

Dalmore Resources: the Wilkie Creek coal company faces a winding-up application after the mine's comeback

Australian Fiduciaries: $3.8 million of investors' money went to a horror film. The liquidator puts the recoverable amount at nil.

VLP Corporation: the company behind Vets Love Pets is in liquidation. The store now names Provet.

Rydges Wholesale Foods is in liquidation under a name with no Rydges in it.

Chris Evans Transport is under offer. Creditors meet on 28 October, and some of its assets are claimed for a partnership.

3RT is in liquidation. A federal strategy still showcases it.

Shared Beginnings: Finexia named seven centres. The administration notice names fifteen.

A paper-cup maker, hobby shop and pet store were all the same company in administration.

Forth Construction Group: two companies share the name. Only one is in liquidation.

Kyoto Energy Park (Scone) once held the lease for a $190 million wind farm. It is now one of 13 companies in administration.

Yarra Energy Foundation opened a state-funded battery in May. It is now in administration, with four federal batteries still listed as in progress.

Anason: the company trading as the Barangaroo Turkish restaurant is in administration, 21 months after a small business restructuring.

A.H. Beard's employees vote first on 23 October. Half an hour later, creditors decide the company's future.

NAVIQ Pty Ltd "was not able to honour" a Queensland road contract, the transport department recorded. Five months later, it was in liquidation.

Guardian Property Services and Guardian Health Support Services sit with different companies. Both entered administration on 12 October.

Pastro Ag is in liquidation. In August, IP Australia recorded six sprayer patents in its name.

Australian EVS, profiled by a federal agency in March, has appointed administrators. Its 172 crowdfunding investors rank behind creditors.

LTS Mining & Civil drilled more than 200 foundations for two Queensland power lines. On 13 October it appointed administrators.

A sale was signed just before MarketPlace Fresh's administration. On 14 October, creditors vote on what happens next.

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