Jacky Barker
Jacky Barker is the founder of In the Cove and now contributes as a journalist to the independent local news source she created. A former lawyer and long-time Lane Cove community advocate, Jacky established In the Cove to help residents stay informed, connected and engaged with local news, events and issues that matter. Her contribution to the community has been recognised through several local awards, including Lane Cove Woman of the Year in 2017 and 2023.
Lane Cove Council Subsidising Street/Apartment Blocks Get Togethers
Everyone loves good neighbours. How well do you know your neighbours? Do you know them by name? Do you want to know them better?
According to an Australian National University (ANU) research project, neighbourhood relationships...
Illegal Dumping in Lane Cove: What the Numbers Say and How to Report It
Illegal dumping isn’t someone else’s problem. That’s the message from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
In Lane Cove we know dumping is a problem. In June last year Blackman Park became a dumping ground...
Go from Bored to Board Games with The Lane Cove Toy Library – Lots...
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 from $30 for five toys or games at a time...
Lane Cove Library Throws Open Its Doors for HSC Students
If you are a parent and you have had a child go through HSC you know that you become a taxi driver (some schools ban kids from driving to school during exams) and a...
Its Bogong Moth Month
In Sydney, September is moth month. The visitors are Bogong moths, and they are right on schedule.If your balcony or verandah light has been busier than usual lately, you're not imagining it.
In the Cove...
Vale Associate Professor John Herbert Overton AM – A True Gentleman
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 he was a familiar and friendly face. To generations of...
Top Ten Most Misunderstood Road Rules – Which Ones Do You Get Wrong?
It was Road Safety Awareness Week last week and with the October long weekend almost here, it's a good time to revisit the road rules drivers most often get wrong.
Double demerits apply from Friday...
Up to 30 000 Lower North Shore Residents and Business Without Water – ...
Latest update: Monday 28 September 2026
Since Friday's Ronald Avenue burst, more mains have broken across Lane Cove and residents are reporting fresh leaks. Here is everything we know, street by street. Our thanks to...
Lane Cove, get your vote in: Radio National’s Top 100 Australian Books closes on...
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 any other library service in NSW.
In FY2024/25, it lent 11.91...