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’s Wet Weekend March 2021
Thank you to our roving reporters for sending us photos and videos of the big wet weekend.
Lane Cove Golf Course
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Lane Cove Village
Lane Cove Bowling Club
Pottery Green
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Longueville
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A boat sank in the Lane Cove River at...
Lane Cove Mayor Backs E-Scooter Trial
At the March Lane Cove Council Meeting, Lane Cove Council Mayor Pam Palmer tabled a notice of motion asking Lane Cove Council to write to the Minister for Transport and ask him to approve...
How to Grab Some Free or Cheap Trees and Plants in Lane Cove
Lane Cove is leafy Lane Cove and you can do your bit to make it even greener.
Here is how.
Lane Cove Bushland & Conservation Society Plant Sale - 20 March 2021
The Lane Cove Bushland &...
Lane Cove News Week in Review 7th to 13th March 2021
Welcome to a wet Sunday. This week it threatened to bucket down on Lane Cove, but we seemed to miss the big thunderstorm, but the pictures taken by our roving reporters were spectacular.
New...
Synthetic Grass a Hot Item on Lane Cove Council Agenda
In November 2020 Lane Cove Council voted (4 Councillors For - 3 Councillors Against) to approve the Bob Campbell Masterplan which included plans for the installation of a synthetic oval. The oval would replace...
Local Lane Cove Artists on Display at the Rewilding Exhibition at Gallery Lane Cove
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studio has a new exhibition called Rewilding which gives seven Sydney-based artists, several of them local to Lane Cove, an opportunity to interpret the exhibition theme. The exhibition runs...
Lane Cove Swim Club Holds Championships in the new Lane Cove Outdoor Pool
The new 50m Lane Cove Outdoor pool has been given the thumbs up by the Lane Cove Swim Club after they held their first Club Championships in the brand new outdoor pool on 21...
Where is the Lane Cove Village Green?
The Lane Cove Council has named the grass area in The Canopy as The Village Green. This was a surprise, and as far as In, the Cove can recollect, the Council did not seek...
Lane Cove News Week in Review 28th February to 6 March 2021
Welcome to March, and goodbye, Summer.
Clean Up Australia Day
The Stringy Bark Creek Residents’ Association, supported by Lane Cove Council, organised a very successful Cleanup Australia Day in Lane Cove North, cleaning up our local...
Don’t Throw It Away – Fix It with The Repair Cafe
A group of dedicated local residents are behind Repair Cafe Sydney North. A repair cafe is a group of skilled local residents who want to fix things instead of throwing them away. Lane Cove...