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.
2021 Lane Cove Magpie Swooping Season Has Started
Be aware, the 2021 Lane Cove Magpie Swooping Season has started.
Bird experts say there is a chance magpies will see people wearing face masks as a threat, as the swooping season has started earlier.
Remember...
Give Your Feedback on the Draft Noise Guide for Local Councils
What do you do if your neighbour insists on using the leaf blower early in the morning or likes to do home renovation works in the morning or in the evening. Who is responsible...
Lane Cove News Week in Review 25th July to 4th August 2021
Welcome to our week in review. This week, the big news was that Coles Lane Cove and ALDI Lane Cove were listed as exposure sites. On 29th July 2021, In the Cove first reported...
Bright Spark Power Joins the ‘Let There be Light!’ Blackman Park Lane Cove Campaign
The Lane Cove Cats are behind the push for better lights at Blackman Park lower Grass Fields. These lights have not been upgraded for over 40 plus years and they are expensive to run...
Making Census of the Census – Why I love it!!
Tuesday, August 10 is Census Night. The Census counts every person and household in Australia. It is a snapshot of who we are and how we are changing.
Census data is used to estimate Australia's...
Busways Appointed To Operate Lane Cove Buses – But It’s a “Franchise” not “Privatisation”
Public Transport, and in particular buses, has always been a hot topic in Lane Cove. Over the last couple of years, ITC has led a push for Lane Cove commuters to have more bus...
Lane Cove News Week in Review 18th to 28th July 2021
It's been another big week in Lane Cove with COVID19 news (there are now 2 unknown cases in Lane Cove) and a few other local issues.
COVID19 Update up to 28 July 2021
The NSW Govt...
Lockdown Extended for Greater Sydney (which includes Lane Cove) until 28th August 2021
Given the growing number of infectious cases in the community and unlinked cases of community transmission, COVID-19 lockdown restrictions will remain across Greater Sydney, including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong, and Shellharbour. The...
Lane Cove West Public School Student’s Positive COVID-19 Test
Lane Cove West Public School was non-operational on Monday 26 July 2021 due to a positive COVID-19 case. The school reopened after deep cleaning on 27 July 2021.
On 25th July 2021, the NSW Department...
Lane Cove Week News in Review 11th to 24th July 2021
Welcome to our week in review. This article has been updated to include COVID19 information as of 21 July 2021
COVID19 Update - 21 July 2021
NSW recorded 110 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in...