Former Bar 94 co-owner Corey Holman pleads guilty to breaching reportable offender conditions

A former boss of a collapsed restaurant in Queensland has faced new legal troubles from his status as a registered child sex offender.

Former Bar 94 co owner Corey Holman has pleaded guilty to breaching conditions as a reportable offender.

A former Mackay restaurateur will be a reportable child sex offender for the next 7.5 years, as he struggles to deal with the “aftermath” of his business failure.
The revelation came after father of one Corey Holman, former co-owner of Bar 94 on Wood St, was in court for breaching the strict conditions he must abide by as a reportable offender.

Mackay Magistrates Court heard Holman, 46, had twice failed to report contact with a child within 24 hours of it occurring in April 2025.

He also failed to tell police he was going to South Australia seven days before leaving Queensland, instead completing an online travel report the day before he left.

Prosecutor Ruth Whisker said Holman was a registered child sex offender and must comply with conditions under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition) Act for 7.5 years.

The court heard he was made aware of the conditions in 2024 after he was convicted of offending that happened more than 20 years ago in a different state.

He will be a reportable offender until mid 2031.

Former Bar 94 co-owner Corey Holman will be a reported offending until mid 2031.

Macrossan and Amiet director Steven Hayles said his client had been helping his partner moved from South Australia to Queensland when the breaches occurred.
While in South Australia he planned to visit a friend, who he knew had a child but had not known there were two other children.

“He was previously a local restaurant owner and prior to that a technician at a mine site,” Mr Hayles said.

“The restaurant business which had been operated with a business partner ended badly about two years ago.

“He’s still dealing with liquidators and lawyers.”

Bar 94 opened in June 2022 blending Aussie fare with a Spanish, South American and European twist, as well as signature cocktails.

It temporarily closed in September 2023 over an issue with floor tiling and never reopened. As of November 2024 the Australian Securities and Investment Commission has it listed as in liquidation with a liquidator appointed.
Mr Hayles said his client was “wallowed out from dealing with that business”. His mother and uncle had also been diagnosed with serious health conditions.

“He’s had a fair bit on his plate in terms of stress in relation to his mother’s health condition, the failure of his business and dealing with the aftermath of that as well as the relocation of his partner,” Mr Hayles said, arguing the criminality of the offending was low.

The court heard he was currently studying to complete a diploma in information technology and working part-time as a bar tender.

He has one child and there is limited contact but he pay child support.

Holman pleaded guilty to the three charges at an early stage and was fined $1500.

“You knew very well what your obligations were … there’s really no excuse,” Magistrate Patricia Kirkman-Scroope said.

Convictions were not recorded.

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