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Lane Cove’s primary schools are shrinking. We ask why

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Part 2 of our schools series. Five primary schools in and around Lane Cove took 395 children into kindergarten in 2025, the smallest intake in 17 years of published figures. The 2018 peak was 518. School by school, the numbers, and why fewer babies is not the reason. Yet.
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Lane Cove Week in Review: 20 to 27 October 2026

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A firearms raid in Lane Cove West, a national award for the Toy Library, a stellar season for Lane Cove FC and loads of sport.
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No Junk Mail vs No Advertising: What’s the Difference?

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What's the difference between a No Junk Mail and a No Advertising sticker, and when is a letterbox drop actually against the law? ITC explains.
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Kindy Cove Turns 50 With Cake, Craft and a Free Party This Friday

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Lane Cove’s Kindy Cove turns 50 with a free community birthday party on 30 October, and former families, students and staff are invited back.
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Lane Cove Toy Library Wins a National Award and Adds a Half Price The Sydney Library of Things Deal

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The Lane Cove Toy Library has won a national award, its second this year, and now offers members half price Sydney Library of Things membership.
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Inflation? Not at Porters. The Leckie Dozen 2026 Is Here

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Twelve top Australian reds, a Baby Grange in the mix and a price that hasn't moved in 23 years. The 2026 Leckie Dozen is here.
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Lane Cove News

Bushland Next to Lane Cove National Park Is Up for Sale Again

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A former church camp on the edge of Lane Cove National Park is for sale again. Park advocates want the NSW Government to buy it.
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Lane Cove’s Draft Bike Plan: what it means for riders, walkers and drivers

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Longueville Road one-way and slowed to 10 km/h? It’s one of the ideas in Lane Cove Council’s draft Bike Plan.
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Airgun, drugs and steroids: Lane Cove West home raided in national firearms crackdown

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Australian Border Force and NSW Police raided a Lane Cove West home in a national illegal firearms crackdown. Here’s what they allege they found.
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Insured on paper. How QBE left The Sydney Library of Things without cover, clashing with its own green credentials

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Disclosure: Jacky Barker is a co-founder of The Sydney Library of Things and handled the organisation’s insurance renewal described in this article. The The Sydney Library...
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The Lift Is In and the Bathroom Is Done: Sam Pratt’s Home Is Ready

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In June, we told you that Greenwich para swimmer Sam Pratt was stuck at Royal North Shore Hospital, not because she was too unwell...
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A season to remember: Lane Cove Football Club’s year of success

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As the season wraps up, the Lane Cove Football Club (LCFC) has given supporters many reasons to be proud. The club’s 90th anniversary has...
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Lane Cove Data Centres

Ausgrid Linked Company and Ford Land Company Withdraw Lane Cove West Data Centre IDA Proposal

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At a Glance On 27 March 2026, the Investment Delivery Authority (IDA) endorsed a data centre proposal at 16–20 Mars Road,...
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Goodman Pulls the Plug on Project Mars

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Goodman has withdrawn its application for Project Mars, the 90 megawatt data centre it proposed for 12 Mars Road in the...
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Lane Cove Has their Say Federal Inquiry into Data Centres held in Lane Cove

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The Senate Environment and Communications References Committee commenced an Inquiry into Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres (Federal Inquiry) in May 2026, chaired by South...
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“You can hear the humming before you can see it”: Lane Cove West Residents Packs Out Data Centre Meeting

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The Scout Hall at Blackman Park was standing room only on Friday 11 September 2026 as Lane Cove West residents gathered to discuss the...
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Goodman Opens Bookings for Project Mars Community Information Sessions

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At a Glance Goodman will hold community information sessions in August 2026 about Project Mars, its proposed data centre at 12 Mars Road, Lane...
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The Data Centre Boom on Our Doorstep: In the Cove’s Full Coverage

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In the Cove has been following the rapid expansion of data centres in and around Lane Cove West since early 2025. Below is a...
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Lane Cove Guides

No Junk Mail vs No Advertising: What’s the Difference?

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What's the difference between a No Junk Mail and a No Advertising sticker, and when is a letterbox drop actually against the law? ITC explains.
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Lane Cove Melbourne Cup 2026: Where to Lunch, Sip and Socialise Locally

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Cup Day is Tuesday 3 November. Here's where to book a long lunch in Lane Cove, from Moët at the Longy to chef stations at Galuwa.
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Halloween in Lane Cove 2026: Your Guide to Trick or Treating, Costumes and What’s On

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Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, which means no school pick-up scramble, more parents on the footpath and a longer night for the...
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Go from Bored to Board Games with The Lane Cove Toy Library – Lots of Family Friendly Games

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Most of Australia's ten most popular board games are sitting on the shelves of the Lane Cove Toy Library, ready to borrow. With membership starting...
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Term 4 Lane Cove Activities from Toddlers to Teens 2026

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We have put together a list of some local activities for babies, pre-schoolers, primary school students, tweens and teenagers. Something for everyone. MORE TO...
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Lane Cove, get your vote in: Radio National’s Top 100 Australian Books closes on 1 October 2026

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Lane Cove loves to read, and we can prove it. For the second year running, Lane Cove Library has lent more items per resident than...
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Lane Cove Kids

Lane Cove’s primary schools are shrinking. We ask why

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Part 2 of our schools series. Five primary schools in and around Lane Cove took 395 children into kindergarten in 2025, the smallest intake in 17 years of published figures. The 2018 peak was 518. School by school, the numbers, and why fewer babies is not the reason. Yet.
Read more

Kindy Cove Turns 50 With Cake, Craft and a Free Party This Friday

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Lane Cove’s Kindy Cove turns 50 with a free community birthday party on 30 October, and former families, students and staff are invited back.
Read more

Lane Cove Toy Library Wins a National Award and Adds a Half Price The Sydney Library of Things Deal

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The Lane Cove Toy Library has won a national award, its second this year, and now offers members half price Sydney Library of Things membership.
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Lane Cove Netball Club Wants More Boys on the Court, From the Start

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At Galuwa Recreation Centre in May 2026, two NSW Swifts players were taking questions after a training session. There was a prize for the...
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Local charity invites families to learn about the power of early intervention during Dyslexia Awareness Month

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There's been a lot of talk over the past few years about Australia's "literacy crisis", after the Grattan Institute reported that one in three...
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October 2026 At Gallery Lane Cove & Creative Studios

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October at Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios brings two exhibitions that take very different routes to the same idea of returning to a...
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Eating Out

Lane Cove Melbourne Cup 2026: Where to Lunch, Sip and Socialise Locally

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Cup Day is Tuesday 3 November. Here's where to book a long lunch in Lane Cove, from Moët at the Longy to chef stations at Galuwa.
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Inflation? Not at Porters. The Leckie Dozen 2026 Is Here

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Twelve top Australian reds, a Baby Grange in the mix and a price that hasn't moved in 23 years. The 2026 Leckie Dozen is here.
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Galuwa Dining Hosts Its First Melbourne Cup Lunch Overlooking Lane Cove Golf Course

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Lane Cove's newest restaurant has barely had time to pour its first coffee and it is already planning a party. Galuwa Dining, which opened...
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Lane Cove Council Defends Cancellation of Lane Cove Food and Wine by the River after Backlash Over Lack of Consultation

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Lane Cove Council has released to In the Cove detailed cost and attendance figures to defend its decision to cancel the Lane Cove Food...
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Lane Cove’s Food and Wine by the River Scrapped as Council Redirects Event Funding

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Updated 9 September Lane Cove Council has confirmed that Food and Wine by the River, the riverside festival that has drawn thousands of visitors to...
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Oktoberfest at The Diddy: ten beer tents, three bands and a stein with every ticket

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Sponsored by The Diddy, Longueville Sporting Club Ten beer tents. Three live bands. One very big Saturday at the bottom of Longueville Road. The Diddy...
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Local Identities

Your Chance to Buy a Lane Cove Home That Held an Exclusive Daryl Braithwaite Concert in Its Front Yard

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Most weeks, Property of the Week is about the house. This week it is also about what happened inside it, and...
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Lane Cove Writer Emma Sorensen on Gillian Mears and the Lost Art of Letter Writing

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We spotted a post on Instagram from Lane Cove writer Emma Sorensen that made us very happy: her essay on the late novelist Gillian Mears has been published in HEAT 26
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Vale Associate Professor John Herbert Overton AM – A True Gentleman

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Longueville resident Associate Professor John Herbert Overton AM has died peacefully, surrounded by his family, at the age of 88. To many in Lane Cove...
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Lane Cove, get your vote in: Radio National’s Top 100 Australian Books closes on 1 October 2026

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Lane Cove loves to read, and we can prove it. For the second year running, Lane Cove Library has lent more items per resident than...
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Got a List of Jobs Around the House? Meet VDC Home Improvements

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Sponsored by VDC Home Improvements Most of us have one... that list of jobs around the house that we keep meaning to get around to....
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One Weekend, $4,230: Jack & Co and Lane Cove Rally to Help Bring Sam Pratt Home

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Two days, countless coffees, plenty of sausages and one extraordinary show of generosity. Jack & Co has helped raise $4,230.19 for Greenwich para swimmer Sam...
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