In the Illawarra region south of Sydney, a half-finished apartment development has become a focal point for the slow unravelling of a $3.3 billion construction empire. Bathla Group, now in voluntary administration, has been ordered to repair twelve serious building defects — including a failed waterproofing system that should never have left the drawing board — or face criminal consequences. The collapse touches everyone in its orbit: buyers who planned their futures around a move-in date, workers waiting to be paid, and a government that has drawn a firm line between public duty and private r
Bathla ordered to fix critical defects as liquidation looms
Approximately 108 apartment buyers, including elderly residents, face delayed occupancy and additional financial burden; 350 Bathla employees at risk of unpaid wages.