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Yeppoon Waterfront Seafood Bar & Grill administration totals $900,000

The Waterfront Seafood Bar & Grill closed in March as the former director filed for personal bankruptcy. An administration has since been filed and new documents have outlined the extent of money owed.

The Echelon building with Waterfront Seafood Bar & Grill pictured.
The Echelon building with Waterfront Seafood Bar & Grill pictured.

New documents for the administration of Yeppoon Waterfront Seafood Bar & Grill have revealed the company owes $825,000 in debts and almost $65,000 in wages to former employees.

The Anzac Parade restaurant opened in April 2021 and closed in March this year.

The former director, Jason Watkins, filed for personal bankruptcy two days after the sudden closure.

Bankruptcy documents viewed by this publication stated he owed $732,057.

Jason Watkins when the restaurant opened in April 2021.
Jason Watkins when the restaurant opened in April 2021.

The company was then placed into administration on July 28, with Michael Beck and Nikhil Khatri appointed.

In a report dated August 25, employees are owed $64,956 in wages and superannuation, unsecured creditors a sum of $528,293 and secured creditors are owed $297,823.

The company’s files state plant and equipment with a value of $48,115 however this has not been able to be located by the administrators.

There was no available remaining stock given the perishable nature of the business.

Preliminary investigations by the administrators have determined the company may have been insolvent for the duration of its trading, however more investigations would be needed to ascertain more details.

The restaurant site remains closed and appears to be empty.

YEPPOON WATERFRONT SEAFOOD BAR & GRILL ADMINISTRATION

UNSECURED CREDITORS:

Ad Strategy: $5,700

Australian Taxation Office: $138,827

Beemart Enterprises: $10,800

Beyond Print: $450

Bidfood Rockhampton: $17,713.12

Central Commercial Electrics: $220

Coca Cola Amati: $1,400

Commonwealth Bank: $4,000

CQ Septics & Waste Management: $1,100

Echelon Retail (landlord): $38,202

Ergon Energy: $10,291

GoodeAir Refrigeration & Airconditioning: $650

Latitude Financial Services: $27,500

Latitude Financial Services: $5,000

Livingstone Shire Council: $110

Locktek: $207

Office National Xpress: $300

On Deck Capital Australia: $123,000

Origin Energy: $1,500

Pac Plus Wholesalers: $3,000

PFD Food Services: $40,615.44

Poscom Point of Sale: $1,200

Railway Hotel Yeppoon: $700

Visual Sounds: $250

Rockhampton Fine Foods: $900

Rocky’s Own Transport: $400

Rosslyn Bay Fisherman Market: $7,100

Shannahan Swaffield Partners: $9,988.80

Stephen Davidson: $1,400

Supagas: $130

The Amazing Cup: $750

Zippys CQ: $90

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