Welcome to our week in review.
Local Woman Dies After Mowbray Rd Accident
A local woman, Karina Durante, has died in hospital after a car and bus crashed on Mowbray Road Lane Cove North.
Emergency services were called to Mowbray Road, Lane Cove North, at about 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, November 28, 2024, after a sedan and a bus collided.
Karina Durante was 50 years old and a mother of two children. NSW Ambulance Paramedics treated her before being taken to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition.
Officers attached to North Shore Police Area Command have been advised the woman died last Friday (6 December 2024).
The driver of the bus, a 49-year-old man, was not injured.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner. Read more here.
Business Break-Ins Lane Cove
We reported last week that a Chatime was broken into. We have been advised of three other recent break-ins in Lane Cove Plaza. The Police Media Unit provided the following information.
- At Aabout 10:20 a.m. on Friday (6 December 2024), police were called to a business on Rosenthal Avenue Street, Lane Cove, following reports of an alleged break-in. It is believed items were stolen at about 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday (3 December 2024).
- Just after 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday (4 December 2024), police were called to a business on Longueville Road, Lane Cove, following reports of an alleged break-in. It is believed that an amount of cash was stolen about 12 a.m. on the same day.
- At about 2.30 pm on Monday (11 November 2024), police were called to a business on Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove, following reports of an alleged break-in. Cash and merchandise were stolen between Sunday (10 November 2024) and Monday (11 November 2024).
Christmas Season Launched In Lane Cove
On Friday, 6 December 2024, The Canopy and Lane Cove Plaza were abuzz with festivities.
Bluey and Bingo returned to The Canopy stage to spread Christmas fun for young and old Bluey lovers. The plaza offered music, face painting, hula hoops, elves and Christmas Beetles!
Later, Mayor Merri Southwood walked through the plaza with Santa and turned on the lights for the Lane Cove Christmas tree.
Greenwich Carols
On Monday, 9th December 202,4 the Greenwich Community came together for their annual Christmas Carols sponsored by Stone Real Estate. They were held in Leemon Reserve.
Lane Cove Council Providing Temporary Housing for Delvena Women’s Refuge
Lane Cove Council has increased its support for families in need with the announcement of two additional homes to be made available for temporary accommodation through the local women’s refuge.
The announcement was made as part of Council’s first roundtable discussion to support a coordinated network to increase the assistance available to women and families in need. Held on Wednesday 10th December, the meeting coincided with the United Nations 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence as well as International Human Rights Day.
Delvena is a refuge for women, and their children, escaping domestic violence. Located in Lane Cove (at an address that we do not disclose for safety reasons), it has been supporting women, through the provision of safe accommodation and support services for over 30 years. Delvena is now part of Women & Children First (W&CF), an organisation committed to ensuring women, children and families are safe, connected and given the support they need across Northern Sydney.
Lane Cove Council has for some time provided Delvena with ongoing access to a home in the Lane Cove local government area. More recently two additional Council-owned properties awaiting development have been identified and will be offered to W&CF as additional short to medium term accommodation. In doing so Council is demonstrating to other property owners how vacant properties can be used to support people in need rather than remaining empty whilst awaiting redevelopment.
Lane Cove Council, residents, local businesses, local media, community and charitable organisations have long been supporters of Delvena through a range of good deeds and donations. A recent Council resolution reaffirmed this support and it was a pleasure to be able to share today’s announcement of additional temporary housing options with the 18 representatives who attended the roundtable discussion hosted at the Lane Cove Civic Centre. In the Cove was part of the roundtable discussion due to the grass roots works we do with Delvena Women’s Refuge.
Lane Cove Council Responds to Issues at Lane Cove Council Operated Car Parking Facilities
In the Cove has raised with the Lane Cove Council that we are still receiving complaints from local drivers being incorrectly fined at Lane Cove Council car parking facilities. The issue that most commonly arises is when a person enters the car park in the morning and then later on in the afternoon. The Lane Cove Council response is below:
“There may be instances where issues arise as to accuracy. The error incident rate is extremely low though with less than 3% of fines successfully contested. We have several manual checks to confirm the system generated fine before issue, only 79 fines have been cancelled due to error. To improve quality we ‘correct’ the system to identify difficult number plates when they enter in the future. Similarly, we do not issue fines if we have not correctly captured the entry and exit photos, which are manually reviewed. This means any stories regarding the lanecoveparking website being incorrect, do not result in a fine being issued. In summary, with 79 incorrect fines of 2,177,554 visits, this is an error rate of .0036%.
No specific changes have been made to our system which would result in higher error rates. If people do wish to challenge a fine, unfortunately we can only from a probity perspective require them in the first instance to respond to Revenue NSW, rather than directly to Council.”
Lane Cove Council Wins Sustainability Awards
Lane Cove Council has won three awards at the 2024 LGA NSW Excellence in the Environment Awards. The awards were:
- Category winner for the Towards Net Zero Emissions Award for programs to reduce emissions
- Winner of the Innovation in Planning Policies and Decision-Making Award for the sustainability review of Council’s Development Control Plans
- Overall winner of the Local Sustainability Award for LCC’s work in implementing sustainability and striving for a sustainable future for our community.
The Overall winner in the Local Sustainability Award category came with a prize of $10,000 to put towards professional development in sustainable practice. You can read Council’s submission overview here.
The awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of NSW councils in their efforts to manage and protect the environment.
There were 32 winners across a wide variety of categories ranging from asbestos and waste management to natural environment protection, climate change action and community empowerment. You can read more about the winners from LGNSW here.
Lane Cove In The News
Over the weekend The Sydney Library of Things (SLoT) was featured in this SBS News article and television spot. SLoT offers members the opportunity to borrow household items that they may only need occasionally. They aim to reduce landfill, Co2 emissions, save you money, prevent accumulation of ‘stuff’ in our homes, as well as create community around these shared values.
You can join The Sydney Library of Things for as little as $70 (annual membership) and borrow up to five items per week without further fees!! This is a special Christmas rate and a great gift for family or friends.
The Sydney Library of Things has over 200 items in the library.
Last Council Meeting for 2024
The last Lane Cove Council Meeting of the year is on Thursday 12th December 2024. On the agenda is Bob Campbell Oval, Management of the Lane Cove Sports and Rec Centre, Traffic Committee Recommendations and installing Return and Earn Bins in Lane Cove Plaza, and review of traffic limits in Central Lane Cove
Have Your Say: River Road West Road Safety Improvements
Lane Cove Council is seeking feedback on its proposal for additional safety measures along part of River Road West. The proposed changes would be for the section between Tambourine Bay Rd and Austin Street.
The proposed upgrades include high-level non-skid road surfacing, additional signage and the installation of medians.
See here for further details and to submit your survey response.
Little Red Robin to Close
Little Red Robin, on Birdwood Lane will close permanently on 21 December. They have been operating for six years.
Lane Cove Makers Markets on This Sunday
Looking for some handmade Christmas gifts this year? Come along to the Makers Markets this Sunday and find something special.
When: Sunday 15 December, 9 am – 3 pm
Where: Lane Cove Plaza and The Canopy
Lane Cove Christmas
In the Cove Website now has a dedicated Lane Cove Christmas Section. You can click here to see it.
Summer School Holiday Guide
School Holiday activities are here! Check out our list of local activities that will keep your kids happy and entertained during the long …. long…. long summer break!
Be careful, as these activities will book out fast!
Activities such as:
Sailing
Multi Sports
Disco and Dance
Arts and Craft
Swim Camps
Tennis
Martial Arts
School Readiness
Read more here.
Lane Cove Cricketers Represent NSW In PSSA National Competition
Last week two Lane Cove Cricket Club Juniors, Elodie Phillipson and Myra Guglani, competed at the National Primary Schools Sports Association cricket championships in the NSW team.
The girls came home with the trophy, and were undefeated across the carnival, which was help in Adelaide.
Crime, Accidents and Incidents
Fallen Tree: Around lunchtime on Friday 6 December a tree came down on power lines at Dorritt Street & Phoenix St. The road was closed and power supply out (for approximately 7 hours) due to power lines being impacted.
Truck Creates Traffic Hazzard:On the evening of Friday 6 December a truck attempted a u-turn at the Canopy roundabout on Rosenthal Avenue. The driver miscalculated the turn and became stuck, blocking traffic from Finlayson street, and creating a hazard to vehicles entering and exiting the Canopy car park. (see our cover photo)
Other motorists attempted to assist the driver, but eventually a tow truck did the job. The disruption lasted an hour and a half.
Lane Cove Tea Towels
The Ultimate Christmas Gift Lane Cove Tea Towels (or Riverview, Northwood, Longueville) available for purchase. Find out more here.
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