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Drift Brookwater restaurant goes under
DRIFT Brookwater restaurant has
gone into liquidation and the venue
is now being run at Brookwater Golf
and Country Club under different
management. Drift Brookwater
has been placed in the hands of
liquidators Worrells.
The restaurant will continue to
operate and customers with discount
vouchers will have them honoured
until the end of this month.
Drift’s previous owner, David Moore,
has no involvement with the new
entity which is under the control of
Brookwater Golf Operations. The QT
understands that Drift Brookwater
had five-figure debts and had not
paid rent for a considerable period
of time.
Mr Moore previously owned Drift at
Milton’s riverside, but his business
was destroyed by the 2011 floods.

Few will forget the heartbreaking
image of the floating restaurant
crashing into the Go Between
Bridge.

meals and running of functions
and events, is now under the
management of Brookwater Golf
Operations.”

Mr Moore sought compensation from
the State Government after the
floods.

The QT understands staff previously
employed with Drift were offered
roles with the new restaurant.

Springfield Land Corporation
chairman Maha Sinnathamby had
given Mr Moore a $100,000 interest
free loan to set up Drift Brookwater
in May, 2011.

The inaugural head chef, Romain
Bapst, formerly executive chef of
Il Centro, left the business months
ago and a new head chef had been
appointed. It is understood he
elected not to continue on.

Brookwater Golf and Country Club
general manager Warren Seeto said
in a statement:
“Brookwater Golf and Country Club
can confirm that David Moore has
stepped aside from running Drift
Brookwater. “Day to day operations
of the Drift Brookwater clubhouse
restaurant, including provision of

A source told The QT that the
restaurant was “set to thrive” under
new management, despite the
departure of the colourful Mr Moore.
“David had been through the mill; it
is