Bowie is Newstead’s premier dog daycare and grooming facility, housed within the acclaimed Long Island Brisbane. In collaboration with the award-winning developer, Cavcorp, Bowie is revolutionising what you can expect from dog care and yet another chapter in enriching the lives of Newstead locals.

Bowie is incredibly pleased to offer locals a full array of services that include Grooming, Daycare, size-based playgroups, personalised enrichment and more. With a state-of-the-art facility that includes canine-engineered play surfaces, cognitive obstacles, dog treadmills and luxury hydro stations, Bowie lives by the idea that our dogs deserve the world – so we built them one.

Bowie is located on Lower Ground next to the carpark entrance. Visit Bowie via Long Island Piazza, entrance down the stairs (below group fitness).

For further information contact info@bowiedogs.au or visit bowiedogs.au to pre-enrol your dog!

Dual temperature sheets, magnesium cream, and cutting-edge sleep companion technology.

These are just some of the items on the menu for a good night’s shut-eye at the new wellness suites’ in one of Brisbane’s newest residential towers.

While the sleep tourism trend is becoming more common in luxury hotels, local developer, Cavcorp, is bringing sleep-focused innovation to the city’s rental market, with the release of a number of dedicated ‘sleep suites’ in its Luminare development in Newstead.

It was after a recent stay at New York’s famous Equinox Hotel that Cavcorp founder and managing director Damien Cavallucci decided to introduce the innovative trend to his wellness-lifestyle developments.

Eight two- and three-bedroom suites on level two of Luminare have been released to the market for long-term lease at rates ranging from $1400 and $2200 a week.

Mr Cavallucci said the new suites were aimed at wellness-focused corporate executives and interstate and international tenants looking for a Brisbane base.

“We’ve found a unique spot to be in where we are offering hotel-style apartment living for people who are migrating or working up here for six or 12 months,” he said.

“At the moment, there’s nothing like this in Brisbane. There’s nowhere here for successful people who want amenity that feels like a hotel.

“We saw a gap in the market for quality rentals with designer furniture and wellness features, not just on the rooftop, but actually in the apartments.”

The suites’ features include double-glazed acoustic and tinted windows, temperature regulated sheets, electric blockout curtains, dimmable mood lighting. five-star hotel Ultra Plush mattresses, electromagnetic frequency (EMF) sleep switches, sleep packs including magnesium powder and cream, and custom built-in bedheads with control switches.

Travertine bathrooms have been designed with multi-jet showers to provide hydrotherapy benefits such as muscle relaxation and increased circulation, while heated flooring and towel rails help reduce humidity.

As part of the lease, tenants will be given a ‘wellness membership’ to Total Fusion Platinum across the piazza, allowing access to its recovery rooftop amenities such as a cold plunge, dry and infra-red saunas, steam room, snow cave, altitude training chamber, salt cave, 25m magnesium pool and recovery zone.

The suites are fully furnished by Jardan and Grazia & Co and feature artwork by Dina Broadhurst.

The kitchens feature leathered quartzite breakfast bars, integrated V-Zug appliances, and Nespresso coffee machines.

Tenants can also expect custom rugs, work-from-home spaces, and smart televisions.

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker stayed at the Calile Hotel during his recent stint in Brisbane with the band, but would drive to Total Fusion Platinum to use the wellness facilities between shows.

Travis would just give me a call and swing by and jump in the cryo (cryotherapy chamber) in the morning to wake himup.” Mr Cavallucci said.

But he said having wellness facilities in the one apartment and Total Fusion Platinum’s amenities literally next door would be much easier for guests such as Mr Barker in the future. “We’re just trying to give everyone the opportunity to have the best sleep ever, and have it in a format which is really quick and easy.” Mr Cavallucci said.

Book your private appointment of the Wellness-Suites, or learn more here: https://cavale.au/rental/207-20-festival-place-newstead-qld-4006/

A glitzy new steakhouse arrives on James St, adding to the already world-class lineup of food destinations within walking distance of Newstead.

When opening a new restaurant on James St, you need to come correct on this glitzy slice of Brisbane’s food and beverage scene, which boasts some of the most celebrated eateries in the city – Hellenika, Gerard’s, Essa, SK Steak and Oyster, Same Same and Bianca among them.

It’s a switch-up from Fatcow’s original, temporary location, which was in the old Cha Cha Char premises at Eagle Street Pier while Dexus prepared its $2.5 billion overhaul of that precinct.

“I’ve always enjoyed what James Street does, so when this was presented to me, it was too good to refuse, so we went full steam ahead. But every operator here is at a higher calibre, and it feels like they all have the same drive and passion.”

Fatcow opened on Wednesday on the ground floor of the old boutique David Jones store on the intersection of James and McLachlan streets. The obvious restaurant to compare it to is SK Steak & Oyster at the opposite end of the precinct, but Fatcow is a different beast to that slick Simon Gloftis-owned operation, which is arguably the modern yardstick for steakhouses in this city.

Where SK is light and bright during the day and carries itself with a quiet glamour in the evening, Fatcow has been given a darker, moodier and slightly glitzy treatment by regular Tassis designers Clui Design.

The venue is furnished in black leather, timber and parquet floors, with white marble counters and mirrored ceilings. A signature feature is the tiled acoustic panelling that lines the venue’s walls. Much of the seating is arranged in intimate booths sectioned off from one another by sheer white curtains.

Steak is of course the hero of head chef Garry Newton’s menu, with Black Angus cuts ranging from a 180-gram, grass-fed eye fillet up to a 28-day dry-aged 800-gram T-bone that goes for $220. There’s also a wagyu menu from which you can order a 150-gram, 12-score A5 eye fillet for $165, or a fourth-cross tomahawk or rib on the bone that cost $22 and $38 respectively by the 100 gram.

All steaks are cooked on a parrilla grill over iron bark and served with a complimentary side, with sauces and other add-ons such as eggs and foie gras available for extra.

The wine list runs to more than 300 bottles and includes the requisite big Australian shirazes and cabernets alongside impressive selections of champagne, burgundy, New Zealand pinot and vintage Italian reds. There’s also a cocktail list that mixes signatures and classics, and includes an Old Fashioned menu.

“I’ve tried all my life to put value in things,” Tassis says. “If you’re going to spend $100 in my restaurant, I try to appreciate every dollar. For that price, I want to give you the best service, the best food, the best wine I possibly can, whether it’s $100, $200 or $50 – everyone’s welcome.”

Open daily 11.30am-late

10 James Street, Fortitude Valley, (07) 3123 5325

fatcowrestaurant.com.au