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 Meeting Virtually to Discuss Major Planning Proposal
Developers have acquired around 90 properties in St Leonards South with the hope that the area would be rezoned as higher density residential development. Family homes were to be demolished, and the original Plan...
Lane Cove COVID19 Update 8th May 2020
The National Cabinet met today to discuss further options for easing restrictions over the coming months, helping prepare Australians to go back to work in a COVID-19 safe environment and getting the economy back...
Shop Local This Mother’s Day – Shop Lane Cove
Whether you’re looking for a last-minute present, catering for a special meal or treating the family to a delicious takeaway, it’s never been easier to Shop Lane Cove with the launch of the new local...
Celebrity Chef Anna Polyviou Triple Chocolate Cookie Dough now at Chargrill Charlies Lane Cove
ITC is a foodie. We love eating food, watching food shows, buying food mags, subscribing to food newsletters, following every celebrity chef on Instagram...the list goes on.
We are super excited that superstar, rockstar, celebrity...
COVID 19 Testing Facilities Information for Lane Cove Residents
NSW Health is urging people with symptoms, including mild symptoms, to be tested to ensure as many cases of COVID-19 in the community are identified as quickly as possible.
Where Can I Be Tested?
Testing is...
Meet Lane Cove’s Very Own Marie Kondo!!
If you have been scrolling through the posts on ITC Lane Cove Chat you will have noticed there is decluttering happening all over Lane Cove. You may be like ITC, working from home and...
Lane Cove COVID 19 Update 5th May 2020 – Lane Cove off “Hot Spot”...
On 27 April 2020, NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant announced the Lane Cove Local Government area was considered a virus "hot spot".
The use of the term hot spot came as a surprise...
Greenwich Hoarder’s Property Back on the Market
A property on Greendale Street Greenwich hit the news a few years ago when a mummified body was found rolled up in a carpet in a house packed with hoarded rubbish.
The property was front-page...
Lane Cove Good News Story – The Sydney Edible Garden Trail
Amid the doom and gloom of Covid-19, a group of women (including two Lane Cove locals) have turned adversity into something totally inspiring.
From Little Things, Big Things Grow
The Sydney Edible Garden Trail was to...
NSW Health Has Released a Heat Map Showing COVID19 Cases by Postcode
NSW Health has finally released a map which shows postcode-by-postcode data detailing relating to COVID-19 cases.
NSW Heat Map
The map shows in detail the number of confirmed cases, recovered cases, active cases and details of...