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 and Developers Told St Leonards South Rezoning Excessive and Creates Monolithic...
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 over 2400 apartments...
Disturbing Incidents Across Lower North Shore
Each week we receive a police report from the Lower North Shore Area Command and we publish on our facebook page or our website police incidents that relate to Lane Cove. This week we...
Update on Rosenthal Avenue Car Park Development (now known as The Canopy)
The Rosenthal Car Park Development is on schedule and on budget. Completion is scheduled for June 2020.
Status
The super structure is now 85% complete, all levels scheduled for completion late July 2019. Elevators and escalators...
Lane Cove News Week in Review 14th to 20th July
Welcome to our week in review.
The Lane Cove Council has released its June Snapshot. This snapshot provides details of Lane Cove Council’s activities during the last month. Two items stood out to In the...
Councillor Andrew Zbik Seeks Lane Cove Earn and Return Solution
Lane Cove residents do not have the ability to recycle via the return and earn scheme in the Lane Cove Council area. When the scheme first started three stores in the 2066 area agreed...
One Day Urban Retreat in Lane Cove
Mitch (Michelle) Gibson started Yogabowl in 2005, wanting to bring safe, do-able Yoga classes to real people like you. Her fitness background meant she is very aware of the benefits of moving the body. What Mitch...
David Williamson’s Managing Carmen in Lane Cove
The Lane Cove Theatre Company has done it again. They will be performing the Gender Bender Footy Fun Play Managing Carmen from 16th - 31st August at The Performance Space @ St Aidan’s in Longueville
What...
More Bus Services Added to Lane Cove Routes
From Sunday 28 July 2019 services across Lane Cove will be adjusted by adding more trips to Routes 251, 253 and 292 (and slight adjustments to 288).
The biggest change is 45 more additional weekly...
History of the Lloyd Rees Bandstand
The Lloyd Rees Bandstand or Rotunda is a Lane Cove icon. You may or may not be aware that the heritage status and location with the Lane Cove Plaza has been hotly debated over...
2019 Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Awards
Did you know that Lane Cove has a very active arts community? Not many suburbs have their own art gallery!! Not only does Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Space hold a variety of exhibitions,...