Former rugby league player Garry Sullivan has been refused bail in Melbourne after being charged in connection with a 1994 armed robbery at the Chadstone shopping centre, a case that had remained unsolved for decades. The development marks a significant break in a long-running cold case investigation, with police apparently having relied on renewed forensic or investigative techniques to bring charges against Sullivan more than 30 years after the offence.

Details of the original robbery and the specific evidence linking Sullivan to it were not fully available in the source material. A court has determined that he should remain in custody rather than be released on bail while the case proceeds, indicating that authorities regard the matter as serious or that there were concerns about flight risk or further offending.