Controversial veteran’s retreat closed

COCKATOO Rise War Veterans Retreat owner, Greg Carter is selling up and moving on just 18 months after he first purchased the Macarthur Hotel. Controversy followed Mr Carter when the property went up for sale, with Facebook comments alleging unpaid invoices, free labour, and an unwelcoming environment. Story inside. Photo: BILLY EASSON.

By Eliza Sears

December 21, 2021 | 10:00 AM

WHEN Vietnam War veteran Greg Carter purchased the Macarthur Hotel in December 2019, the move was supposed to be permanent, but after just 18 months, Mr Carter and his partner Nicky Keller have closed the Cockatoo Rise War Veterans Retreat and put the building up for sale.

It’s not a decision the pair came to lightly; Mr Carter has ill health and his doctors have advised him to slow down.