Barbeques Galore Pty Ltd
(Collectively “the Group” or “Barbeques Galore”) refer to the schedule of associated entities provided within ‘Creditor Resources’ below.
On 12 February 2026, Phillip Campbell-Wilson, Lisa Gibb and Matthew Byrnes of Grant Thornton Australia Limited were appointed Voluntary Administrators of 15 companies in the Barbeques Galore Group.
Quentin Olde, Liam Healey and Luke Pittorino of Ankura were thereafter appointed Joint and Several Receivers and Managers (“Receivers”) on 12 February 2026. The Receivers and Managers (Ankura) are continuing to trade the business. At the same time, the Receivers will run a sale of business process to explore a potential going concern business sale or restructure.
The appointment of the Voluntary Administrators and Receivers will run concurrently.
During the appointment, the Receivers (Ankura) will be responsible for the day‑to‑day trading of all stores and online operations, including but not limited to dealing with all employees, suppliers, PPSR holders, landlords and franchisees.
During the appointment, the Administrators (Grant Thornton) will be responsible for dealing with and reporting to all unsecured creditors, including investigating the Companies’ affairs, reporting to creditors on the findings and convening and holding creditors’ meetings.
Key customer messaging from the Receivers and Managers:
Gift Cards
If you hold a gift card, these will be honoured under the condition that for every $1 of gift card credit redeemed, the holder must provide $2 in new consideration.
For instance, to redeem a $50 gift card, a customer is required to make a total purchase of $150, of which $100 must be paid after applying the gift card credit.
Good / Orders already placed but not yet received
The business and retail stores are continuing to operate as normal and any paid for or part paid for orders will be honoured to the extent the stock is available to fulfil in store or online orders.
Should you have any questions regarding either of the issues listed above, that cannot be dealt with instore or online by a staff member of Barbeques Galore, please email: bbqg@ankura.com
Who should you contact
Stakeholders are advised in the first instance to contact the relevant department / their usual point of contact at Barbeques Galore if they have any questions regarding the on-going trading of the business.
If your query cannot be dealt with by the appropriate person at Barbeques Galore, please read this section carefully - it directs each stakeholder to the correct contact point.
Stakeholder - Contact Point
Employees:
Ankura (Receivers) - Emma Jackman E: bbqgemployees@ankura.com
Suppliers and PPSR holders:
Ankura (Receivers) - Aaron Kang and Jake Jorgensen - E: bbqg@ankura.com
Landlords and Managing Agents:
Ankura (Receivers) - Ben Rollo - E: bbqg@ankura.com
Franchisee:
Ankura (Receivers) - Emma Jackman - E: emma.jackman@ankura.com
All other on-going trading issues:
Ankura (Receivers) - E: bbqg@ankura.com
Unsecured Creditors:
Grant Thornton (Voluntary Administrators) – Ingrid Chen and Samuel Low
E: barbequecreditors@au.gt.com
Creditor Resources:
Associated Entities
Frequently Asked Questions
Initial Notification to Creditors - 12 February 2026
