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.
Disturbing Trend in this week’s North Shore Police Area Command Report
Each week In the Cove is sent a crime report compiled by the North Shore Area Command's crime prevention officer. This week we saw an interesting trend in the report. Other than one incident,...
Watch Out for Double Lines When Street Parking in Lane Cove
In 2017 The Sunday Telegraph slammed Lane Cove Rangers for booking people who were infringing the “little-known” rule about no stopping within 3 m of double lines. After the Sunday Telegraph published their article,...
Meet Hank Danks Lane Cove’s Very Own Cover Boy
Sydney Dogs and Cats Home is Sydney's only charity pound and community facility.
They have been taking care of Sydney's lost, abandoned and neglected pets since 1946. Each year they open their doors to 3000...
Prebirth Acupuncture with Sarah Folwell
Sarah Folwell is a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Remedial Massage Therapist (with many years experience in Pregnancy Massage). One of the many services Sarah offers is prebirth acupuncture. ITC asked Sarah to explain...
Racism Rears Its Ugly Head in Lane Cove
The Lane Cove Community is a generous, kind hearted, caring community. Whenever a Lane Cove resident suffers a set back, ITC is inundated with kind offers of help. We are also a community with...
Lane Cove Business Round Up August 2019
Welcome to our Lane Cove Business Round Up for August 2019. In this article we tell you about new businesses, renovations, refurbishments and businesses who support ITC by becoming part of our Local Business Directory.
New...
Lane Cove Theatre Company’s Tasty Bites: In a Nutshell
There’s something theatrical for every taste when Lane Cove Theatre Company presents its inaugural 10-minute play showcase: In a Nutshell, over the weekend Friday 27 to Sunday 29 September 2019
As part of the Lane...
Lane Cove’s Doug Garske is on a CrunchyRoll
Doug Garske has lived in Lane Cove for a long time with his wife Linda and his three kids. Recently ITC bumped into Doug Garske and he told us he was working with a...
Lane Cove News Week in Review September 1st to September 7th 2019
September is a big month in Lane Cove. This week, the Lane Cove Festival kicked off in style with several big events including the Coffee Carnevale and the Lane Cove Fun Run.
Challenging Windy Weather
On...
Birrahlee Preschool Celebrating 60 years in Lane Cove
For over 60 years, Birrahlee Preschool (Birrahlee Kindergarten as it was named originally), has been dedicated to the education and care of local preschool children. It is a community-based preschool.
In the Beginning...
Birrahlee Preschool was officially...