Famous Sydney multi-purpose venue Carriageworks has confirmed it has gone into voluntary administration.
In a statement issued today, the Eveleigh venue confirmed that the COVID pandemic and “the sudden cancellation or postponement of six months of activities due to restrictions on public gatherings has resulted in an irreparable loss of income”.
“Following the earlier loss of shifts for casual staff, in early-April we stood down almost half of our core staff and asked those remaining to move to a three-day week,” Carriageworks CEO Blair French said today.
“Focusing on essential work only we have been striving to find a way through the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown.
“Since opening in 2007, Carriageworks has enjoyed the support of both the NSW and Federal Governments, and the generosity of its many partners and donors. During this time it has become a Sydney institution attracting one million visitors a year to the site in Redfern and up to 5,000 people every Saturday to the Carriageworks Farmers Market.
“But with restrictions on social gatherings likely to remain in place for some time to come, the Board determined that it had no alternative but to place the company into Voluntary Administration.”
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