The company behind Australia’s first pop-up water slide, which made its debut on St Georges Terrace last year, has collapsed owing nearly $800,000.

“Operational challenges” have been blamed for the decision to appoint liquidators to Slidestreet Pty Ltd, which was set up less than a year ago to take a 300m water slide around the country but ran into problems almost immediately in perth.

A broken pump that left people waiting for hours and complaints on social media that people had to stand up to walk down the slide led to a second WA event in Fremantle being cancelled.

Slidestreet said at the time refunds would be offered and alternative sites considered.

Slidestreet’s Facebook page suggests it went on to host events in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.

Slidestreet directors Aaron Gill and Janelle Morse are also contractors behind this year’s Winterland ice-skating rink in Perth.

A report to creditors obtained byThe Weekend West shows DCS Advisory’s Glenn Trinick was appointed liquidator to Slidestreet on June 24.

The report listed the company’s assets as $36,677 and the amount claimed by creditors as $784,429.

Creditors include St John Ambulance Australia and the City of Melbourne.

According to the report, Slide-street…