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 Week in Review 28th October to 3rd November 2018
A big week in Lane Cove with many events.
Lane Cove Planning Alliance Forum
This week a packed Terrace Room at the Lane Cove Community Hub heard four speakers talk about their vision for planning in...
Dangerous Intersection Update – The Diddy Corner
You may be aware that for some time now, In the Cove has been writing letters to the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), the Lane Cove Council and our local member the Hon. Mr...
Should York’s Corner be Heritage Listed?
Riverview residents are in shock that the Riverview Butcher is closing on 3 November 2018. Rumours have been spreading that the Riverview Shops will be developed with shops on the bottom and units on...
HSC is NOT the only Indicator of Success
Trish Sara is a local counsellor who has some wise words to say about HSC and the pressure that both children and parents feel about HSC.
The ATAR is Just a Number
As many of our...
Lane Cove Week in Review 21st to 27th October 2018
It was a windy week in Lane Cove with the winds being so strong a tree came down on Centennial Avenue.
I Fight you Fight
Saint Ignatius' College Riverview Student, Alex Noble, injured his spinal cord...
Lane Cove Business Round Up September/October 2018
Welcome to our September/October 2018 Lane Cove Business Round-Up. If a business opened, closed, rebranded, was refurbished or achieved a milestone we will tell you about it.
Opened
Kasina Korean Eatery opened on Longueville Road (in the old...
Tantallon Road Lane Cove North Abandoned Cars Dumping Ground
Local residents are calling on the Lane Cove Council to take action in relation to the number of cars being dumped and abandoned on Tantallon Road. On Saturday night, one of the abandoned cars...
Lane Cove Week in Review 7th to 13th October
Lane Cove Fair
The Lane Cove Rotary Fair and Sustainability Lane went off today with over 8000 people descending on the Lane Cove Village. The rain stopped at 8am and did not rain again until...
Epping Road Azalea Corridor Funding Announced
In the 1960s Azaleas adorned the garden beds on Epping/Longueville Road, with a sloping lawn and a flowering annual display with the letters ‘LANE COVE’ spelled out in bedding begonias that were set into...
Armed Male Arrested in Greenwich
Shortly before 6:00am Friday 5th October police were called to the Greenwich Hospital on River Road after receiving reports that a male was roaming the grounds of the facility with a knife.
Police will allege...