EXHIBIT 23.1 HORWATH SYDNEY PARTNERSHIP Chartered Accountants A member of Horwath International 1 Market Street Sydney NSW 2000 GPO Box 1455 Sydney NSW 1041 DX 1142 Sydney Telephone (02) 9372 0777 Facsimile (02) 9372 0606 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT The Board of Directors Barbeques Galore Limited We consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement on Form F-1, including all amendments and supplements thereto, of Barbeques Galore Limited of our audit report dated August 8, 1997 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Barbeques Galore Limited and subsidiaries incorporating the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 1996 and consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cashflows for the years ended June 30, 1996 and 1995. We further consent to the reference to our firm as "Horwath Sydney Partnership" under the headings "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" in such document. /s/ Horwath Sydney Partnership _____________________________________ HORWATH SYDNEY PARTNERSHIP June 4, 1998 Sydney, Australia