Jacky Barker

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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.

Five Foodie Adventures For You To Try in Lane Cove

Lane Cove loves their food and wine and we have found five foodie adventures for you to try out. Little Red Robin Restaurant's Food and Wine Dinner A Taste of France - 3rd July 2019 After...

Top Tips on Lending Money to Family and Friends

Renee Stevens  from SRM Lawyers (located in Lane Cove)ITC’s legal eagle and she gives us the run down on what to do when you lend money to family and friends.  After all, what could go wrong........???? Take...

Update on Medium Density Housing Code in Lane Cove

In June 2018 the NSW Government introduced laws that made it easier to carve up existing residential blocks (usually your single level house) and build terraces, duplexes, townhouses or manor houses.  The Low-Rise Medium...

Should I stay or should I go?  Practical things to consider when you have...

Lisa Wagner is an Accredited Family Law Specialist on Sydney’s North Shore specialising in complex property matters and children’s work.  Lisa is ITC's legal expert on family law and in this article Lisa gives...

Lane Cove Local Empowering Local Cancer Patients

In August last year, Lane Cove local Linda Botter formed Liverity to bring uplifting events to life with real people for real causes.  Linda's first event is the Liverity Fashion For Life Spring Show. The...

Lane Cove News Week in Review 16th to 22nd June 2019

A week of cool and rainy weather in Lane Cove. Girl Power Our cover photo is the under 13 LCJRU Girls 7s team.  On Saturday they made history as the first Lane Cove Junior Rugby Girls team! They competed...

Brush Turkey Killed by an Arrow in Lane Cove North

In the Cove has been contacted by a concerned resident who found a Brush Turkey in their Lane Cove North backyard that had been injured by an arrow. The resident called WIRES who responded immediately....

Lane Cove and Hunters Hill Councils To Explore Shared Services

Lane Cove Council and Hunters Hill Council are exploring ways to share services. Shared services are a way for local councils to potentially achieve greater efficiency in service delivery and deal with cost pressures. ...

Update on Coles Site Redevelopment

A Development Application for the “Coles Site “at 56 – 60 Burns Bay Road Lane Cove. was lodged on 17 August 2018 (DA 145/2018). The site is to be redeveloped as Coles will, around mid 2020,...

6 Tips for Lane Cove Runners

No matter what time of year, it’s always a great feeling to lace up your runners and get outside. Between waterfront walkways and treelined parks, hill runs, bush tracks and places to coffee after...