Full-service breakfast has landed at Evra.
Available every Saturday and Sunday from 7am to 11am, expect a selection of morning plates. From granola and Greek yoghurt bowls to bacon and egg buns and market eggs made to order — at the counter or online.
Start your weekend the Evra way.
If you live in Newstead, Teneriffe, or anywhere within the inner north, mark your diary for this Friday. One of Australia’s most coveted contemporary fashion labels — Alémais — is bringing its archive sale to Long Island, right in the heart of our neighbourhood.
For the uninitiated: Alémais is the creative expression of designer Lesleigh Jermanus, a Fine Arts graduate who spent two decades in the industry — including a formative stint as head designer at Zimmermann — before launching her own label in 2020. The brand is built around original print, artisanal craftsmanship, plant-based fibres, and a genuine commitment to ethical production. It has a loyal following, sells internationally, and is the kind of label that tends to sell out fast and hold its appeal season after season.
The archive sale is a rare opportunity to access past-season and one-of-a-kind pieces — the kind that rarely make it to the floor again once they’re gone.
Alémais: The Archive Sale
Long Island, Newstead
Pedestrian access: 18 Longland Street, Newstead
Car park access: 10 Festival Place, Newstead
Long Island Newstead has become one of the neighbourhood’s most interesting cultural addresses. It’s the kind of space that draws the right crowd — creatively minded, design-conscious, locally invested. It’s a fitting home for an archive sale of this calibre, and it speaks to something we’ve long believed about this precinct: Newstead and Teneriffe attract people who care about quality, provenance, and authenticity.
That doesn’t just apply to fashion.
Go early. These things move quickly.
Australia’s property market may be cooling, but the imbalance beneath it has not gone anywhere.
Westpac chief executive Anthony Miller expects the current downturn in Australian house prices to be relatively short-lived, forecasting values to return to growth from 2027 as the country’s housing shortage continues to collide with underlying demand.
Speaking to The Australian Financial Review this week, Miller said Westpac expects the current correction to bottom out at around 7 per cent, before national property prices rise approximately 3 per cent in 2027 and a further 8 per cent in 2028.
The reasoning is relatively simple: while borrowing conditions and recent policy changes can influence when people buy, they do not solve the fundamental shortage of homes.
Australia’s property market has entered a noticeably different phase following higher interest rates and the Federal Government’s May budget changes targeting property investment.
Westpac has recorded a 26 per cent fall in investor mortgage applications since the budget, while first-home buyer applications are down 30 per cent. Owner-occupier applications, by comparison, have fallen just 2 per cent.
Some buyers are clearly waiting.
But fewer buyers transacting today should not be confused with Australia suddenly having enough housing.
The Federal Government originally targeted the construction of 1.2 million new homes between July 2024 and July 2029. The National Housing Supply and Affordability Council now expects that target will not be achieved until the end of 2030.
That gap is becoming increasingly important.
Miller’s view is that once the present adjustment in borrowing conditions and buyer sentiment passes, the same structural imbalance remains waiting underneath: more people requiring housing than the market is currently capable of delivering.
The conversation around housing affordability often concentrates on helping purchasers enter the market.
Miller argues greater attention needs to be paid to the other side of the equation: actually making new housing financially viable to build.
Construction materials, labour, infrastructure and development costs have all increased considerably. Roads, water, sewerage and utility connections alone can represent a substantial portion of the final cost of delivering a new home.
Federal Housing Minister Clare O’Neil similarly acknowledged this week that Australia is facing a housing “feasibility challenge”, with many projects simply unable to make the economics work.
Miller has suggested governments consider directing subsidies toward construction and infrastructure costs rather than continuing to focus predominantly on stimulating buyer demand.
It is an important distinction.
Increasing someone’s ability to purchase a home does little to address affordability over the longer term if the number of available homes remains constrained.
The immediate property environment remains more nuanced than the headline growth years Australians have become accustomed to.
Higher borrowing costs are affecting purchasing capacity. Investor participation has reduced. Buyers have more reason to be considered in their decision-making and, in some markets, more choice.
That can create periods where prices moderate and properties take longer to transact.
However, property cycles are rarely explained by one variable.
Interest rates move. Lending policies change. Governments introduce and remove incentives. Buyer confidence rises and falls.
Housing supply takes considerably longer to respond.
For existing property owners, that distinction matters.
If Australia continues adding households faster than it can economically deliver new housing, well-located established property remains supported by something far more structural than short-term market sentiment: scarcity.
For buyers, the same argument challenges the temptation to perfectly time the bottom of a cycle. The market may still have further adjustment ahead, but waiting for softer conditions also means weighing that opportunity against a supply shortage that is becoming increasingly difficult to resolve.
The present market may be quieter.
The underlying mathematics are not.
Source: The Australian Financial Review, “Housing shortage will cause prices to start rising again: Westpac boss”, Phillip Coorey, 9 September 2026.
Brisbane’s biggest night of the year is almost here.
Tomorrow — Saturday 5 September — Riverfire by Australian Retirement Trust lights up the Brisbane River to kick off the 2026 Brisbane Festival, and if you haven’t locked in your spot yet, now is the time.
Up to half a million people are expected to descend on the riverfront. Fireworks launch at 7pm from six barges, five rooftops and two bridges — with an extra barge added this year between Victoria Bridge and Neville Bonner Bridge for even more coverage. It’s going to be a big one.
Before the fireworks, there’s the military aerial display — always one of the most impressive parts of the night and something that never really gets old.
A C-17A Globemaster III flies over at approximately 4:52pm, followed by F/A-18F Super Hornets at 5:20pm. Australian Army ground displays and the Royal Australian Navy Band fill out the afternoon. Get to your spot early.
Living in the precinct gives you options that most of Brisbane doesn’t have. Here’s how we’d play it:
From your rooftop — for Cavalé residents — Don’t underestimate what you’ve got at home. The Newstead-Teneriffe precinct sits right on the river corridor — head to your rooftop amenity level and you’ll have one of the most exclusive (and crowd-free) views in the city. No queues. No transport headaches. Just bring a drink and enjoy.
Howard Smith Wharves — arguably the best vibe in the city on a night like this. Great elevated aspect over the river, plenty of bars to grab a drink while you wait, and genuinely walkable from Newstead and Teneriffe. Go early.
Kangaroo Point Cliffs — spectacular views, slightly less hectic than South Bank, and the accessible viewing area is located here too.
Captain Burke Park — a local favourite that gives you a clean sightline without the South Bank crowds.
City Botanic Gardens — a nice open alternative if you want a more relaxed setup.
South Bank is the classic option but it fills up fast — the perimeter is gated with 11 entry points, so if that’s your pick, arrive well before 6pm.
Ferries and CityCats are not running tomorrow night due to industrial action — which means the usual 27,000 people who take the river home will need another plan. Trains are the go, with extra services on most lines. Roads into South Bank and along the river will be closed from the afternoon, and Clem7 toll travel is free between 6:30pm and 8pm.
Leave the car at home. Seriously.
Riverfire is just the opening act. The 2026 Brisbane Festival runs through September and into October under the theme “Switch On, Light Up” — a program spanning theatre, music, circus, visual art and film.
Look out for the world premiere of Strong is the New Pretty at QPAC and the Night at the Parkland concert series at Roma Street Parkland. Full program at brisbanefestival.com.au.
It’s one of those weekends that reminds you why you live here. Make the most of it.