Welcome to our week in review.
Water Outage Affects Multiple Suburbs
On Friday, 7 March 2025, residents and businesses across several suburbs experienced disruptions to their water supply following a series of water main breaks. The outages were reported in St Leonards, Artarmon, Greenwich, Crows Nest, and North Sydney.
At approximately 12:30 PM on 7 March 2025, reports surfaced of a water outage affecting homes and businesses across these areas. Sydney Water acknowledged the situation on its website, confirming multiple outages and dispatching teams to investigate the source of the issue.
By 1:42 PM, a video taken by one of our roving reporters near 31 Kimberley Avenue in Lane Cove revealed the severity of the problem. A resident on Gatacre Street reported that they had been without water since 11:36 am. Sydney Water confirmed that repairs were underway, with water being turned off in sections to facilitate the work. Notably, areas near the Pacific Highway in Artarmon were also affected.
By early evening the leak on Kimberly Avenue in Lane Cove had been successfully repaired, and crews had cleared the area. However, due to multiple leaks throughout the affected areas, it remained unclear whether water had been fully restored in all locations.
Sydney Water reported that approximately 136 properties were impacted by low or no water pressure.
A separate issue in St Leonards also occurred earlier that morning. A burst water main caused flooding in the area, with Sydney Water crews on-site by 7:00 AM.
Sydney Water noted repairs were expected to continue throughout the day, and the water supply would be temporarily turned off in certain locations.
If you experience water issues you can:
- report a fault here, or
- check for outages here.
Vale Margaret Tanner – Lane Cove’s Keenest Golfer
The Lane Cove Golf Club has informed In the Cove that Margaret Tanner, of Riverview, passed away peacefully at the age of 104.
She was the beloved wife of Noel (deceased), the loving mother of Robert, and sister of Alice Nagle (deceased) and Robert Power (deceased). She was much loved by all her family, the Lane Cove Golfing community, friends and neighbours.
Margaret was a foundation member of the Lane Cove Country Club. She was part of the crew that built the golf course with both her hands and financial support, and she proudly became the first member to tee off in a competition at the Lane Cove Golf Course in 1964. She was also a war widow and worked hard to raise her son.
Small Business Soiree at The Gallery Lane Cove
On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, some of the ITC team attended a Small Business Soiree at The Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios. Lane Cove Council organised the event as part of its Women’s Week and International Women’s Day celebrations.
Attendees heard from Lane Cove Mayor Merri Southwood and Service NSW about how they can support small businesses. Liana Rossi’s keynote address was entertaining and insightful. Liana is an advertising, marketing, and social media creative and media commentator. She shared her experience, including working as part of MONA’s marketing team, starting her own consultancy, and working with big brands.
Liana spoke about finding and maintaining her personal brand, and how she applies those lessons to her professional work.
Guests were also offered a curator-led tour of The Gallery and time to network with other small business owners.
Ladies of The 80s Were Simply The Best
Lane Cove added some serious woman-power to International Women’s Day on Saturday, 8 March 2025, with a high-energy concert at The Canopy. Ladies of the 80s featured the songs of some of the top female vocalists of the decade, such as Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Whitney Houston and Pat Benatar.
Young and old Revellers filled the dancefloor, many bringing back classic 80s fashion for the occasion.
Good Luck Lauren!!
You may have seen our recent article about the Special Winter Olympics Australian team welcoming its newest representative, Lane Cove local Lauren Kerjan.
The Games will be held in Turin, Italy, from March 8, 2025. 37 Australian athletes with intellectual abilities will make the trip.
The 31-year-old will compete in both the Giant Slalom and Alpine Skiing and is the only woman on the NSW team.
Lauren is now in Turin. Before she left Australia, she popped into The Beautician Lane Cove to get her nails painted green and gold. Zena (who owns The Beautician, located in the Figtree Shops) is so proud of Lauren and can’t wait to hear about her adventures when she returns.
Read all about Lauren here.
Blood Donors Urgently Needed
Executive Director of Donor Experience, Cath Stone said the safety of donors and staff was Lifeblood’s utmost priority.
“We do not want anyone putting themselves in danger during this weather event. We are calling on people in other parts of the country to step up and book a donation so we can make up this shortfall.
Liveable Lane Cove Consultation Continues
In recent weeks, we have reported that Lane Cove Council is reviewing the 10-year strategic plan for our community. The plan, Liveable Lane Cove 2035, is revised each Council term.
Feedback has been sought via telephone and online surveys, pop-up information stalls, and now through Interactive Community Workshops. The in-person workshops will be held next Wednesday, 19 March 2025, with an afternoon and evening session available.
If you are interested in participating in one of the workshops, you will need to register. More details here.
This consultation is important as the Liveable Lane Cove Plan (also known as the Community Strategic Plan) sets the priorities for the Lane Cove Council for the next four years – so get involved.
S’bread House Now Open
S’Bread House officially opened on Thursday, 6 March 2025. Its standard opening hours will be Thursday through Sunday, 11 am—4 pm, every week.
Follow them on Instagram as they post photos of their tasty ingredients and yummy rolls.
They are located at the back of Pho Sam and near the back of the Lane Cove Newsagency. You enter via the shared path on Rosenthal Lane (not far from the entrance to the Cake Man arcade from The Canopy).
Kick it Forward
The Footy season has arrived. Did your child grow out of their footy boots? You can donate them.
Local charity Kick It Forward is running a football boot donation drive in collaboration with Lane Cove Football Club and Prohealth Physio Lane Cove to ensure that every aspiring footballer in our community has access to the gear they need to pursue their passion!
Our photo below is of the donation tubs outside Prohealth Physio Lane Cove (on Longueville Road under Patchai Thai Restaurant). You can also donate at The Lane Cove Toy Library at 47 Burns Bay Road Lane Cove – a bucket will be out the front of the library during opening hours on Thursday and Saturday mornings.
Here’s how you can get involved:
- Ensure your donated boots are clean and in good condition – a quick polish will make the kids proud to wear them!
- Tie the boot laces together
- Bring them to our collection point at the front door of Prohealth Physio, located at 92A Longueville Road, Lane Cove, NSW, 2066 or The Lane Cove Toy Library
- Collection dates are until March 23rd
- If you’re interested in learning more about the impact of past donations, we encourage you to check out two heartwarming stories:
Read more here https://kickitforward.org.au/
Lane Cove Locals In The News
Lane Cove Local Brian Thorburn, the driving force behind setting up Fiji, is selling his Hamptons-style home in Lane Cove on Richardson Street East. He was featured in an article by realestate.com—read more here.
Read our article here about Brian’s role in setting up Fijian Drua
Want to buy a house with half a tennis court? One is for sale in Longueville – read more here.
Swing Dance @ The Canopy
Come to The Canopy this Thursday to enjoy swing dancing – by watching and learning how.
What: Swing dancing and music by 5-piece band, Queenie
When: Thursday 13 March 2025, 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm
How: Details here.
Holi Festival
Get ready to see Lane Cove in Living Colour with the Holi Festival at The Canopy on 14 March 2025.
Lane Cove Bushland and Conservation Society Native Plants Sale
The Lane Cove Bushland and Conservation Society is hosting its bi-annual Indigenous and Native Plant Stall in Lane Cove Plaza on Saturday. Come and find out about growing Australian and local plants in Lane Cove. The stall will have plants suitable for gardens of all sizes, from balconies to large backyards.
What: Native Plant Sale
When: Saturday 15 March, 9 am – 12 noon
Where: Lane Cove Plaza
Details here.
Meet A Sydney Swans Player At The Canopy
You don’t need to go to the SCG to meet a Swans player – they will be in The Canopy on 18 March 2025, from 4.30 pm – 7.30 pm. Come along to meet a player, test your skills and join in fun activities.
Did you know that all the players started with their local footy club and some in Auskick. Get involved with your local team Lane Cove Cats AFL Club.
Sign up today with the NAB AFL Lane Cove Cats Auskick Centre and be part of the action!
Dance Scottish – Come And Try
Starting 21 March 2025 at the Living and Learning Centre (opp Lane Cove Public School) you can try some Dance Scottish. It gets even better – you don’t need to find a partner (if you have one feel free to bring them along).
See here for more details and to register.
If you would like a taste of the Dance Scottish before joining the regular sessions, check them out at Kaleidoscope of Lane Cove in the Lane Cove Plaza this Friday 14 March 2025 from 3.30 to 6.00 pm.
Local Agent Wins Big at Raine & Horne Awards
Many locals will be familiar with Rebecca Mitchell from Raine & Horne Lower North Shore. On Saturday, 8 March 202,5 Rebecca received three major awards at the Raine & Horne gala awards evening:
– 1st place top salesperson NSW – sales, dollar value
– 5th place top salesperson NSW – sales, number of transactions
– Chairman’s Club – Gold Member
Congratulations Rebecca! Thank you for being a Foundation ITC supporter. Back in 2015 ITC went to Rebecca and told her we were launching a website. Rebecca told us that as ITC had an important role in the community, she would love to be a Foundation Sponsor (and when we ask her to sponsor additional activities like our Christmas Lights comp, she always says yes).
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Local Sports
On Sunday, 2 March 2025, the Lane Cove Junior Rugby Union Club launched its 2025 season with a vibrant Try Rugby Day at The Diddy.
The event welcomed families from across the community to engage in an afternoon filled with activities and rugby drills. Children delighted in a bouncy castle, face painting, and games, while parents relaxed with refreshments, enjoying the lively atmosphere.
The event provided an excellent opportunity for new families to acquaint themselves with the club and introduce their children to the sport of rugby. Club representatives were on hand to discuss the upcoming season and assist with registrations, which are now open for children aged five and up. The event successfully fostered community spirit and enthusiasm for the sport, setting a positive tone for the season ahead.
Crime, Incident and Accident Report
NSW Police have advised:
Theft Two Scooters Tambourine Bay Road
At about 3.00 am on 6 March 2025, Two electric scooters were stolen (the thief jumped over the electric front fence – he used the rubbish bin that was out for emptying to helphim over).
There were two people – one entered the property and took the scooters and the other one was waiting in car parked about 20 m away.
The person walked up and down in front of the property, then put on gloves (he was wearing a ventilation mask).
Both dashcam and house security footage were given to police.
Accident River Road West
This morning, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, there was an accident on River Road West between Warraroon Ave and Barina Rd. Two cars and a truck with a trailer were involved.
Emergency services arrived quickly. Multiple lanes were closed, diverting traffic through Riverview via Warraroon and Barina roads.
Accidents are frequent on this stretch of road, and the Lane Cove Council Traffic Committee has recommended traffic safety improvement works. These will be discussed at the 2025 March Lane Cove Council Meeting.
Telstra Pit Covers Removed – Was Someone Looking for Copper Cables?
A roving reporter advised that pit covers had been removed from a Telstra Pit (still with the old PMG logo) at 2 Birdwood Avenue. The roving reporter had reported it to Lane Cove Council. ITC also reported to Telstra that the pit covers had been removee.
When ITC spoke to Telstra, the operator noted that a Telstra maintenance team would never leave a pit like this and would always put up barriers.
Telstra has previously been quoted in the media saying that Telstra copper theft is an ongoing issue nationwide. Read more here.
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