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.
Wood Burning Heaters In Lane Cove
While wood stoves and fireplaces can provide comforting warmth and a cosy ambience during winter months, they also pose serious health and safety risks that should not be underestimated. The Lane Cove Council last...
No Advertising/No Junk Mail what is the difference?
Do you have a No Advertising sticker on your letter box? What does this sticker mean? Does it mean that all unsolicited/unaddressed mail/flyers are prohibited? Is it against the law to ignore this sticker...
Lane Cove News Week in Review 29 May to 5 June 2024
Welcome to our week-in-review. Wow, what a wet Saturday. This week's review seems to be mostly about roads, signs, and accidents.
Children's Voices for Reconciliation
On Thursday, 30 May 2024, the Children’s Voices for Reconciliation was...
Repair Cafe Sydney North Going from Strength to Strength
Have you seen a line of people with electrical items, clothes, and knives standing outside the Living and Learning Centre in Lane Cove on the first and second Sunday of the month around 2pm. ...
How Do You Remove a Possum Legally From Your Roof?
We are leafy Lane Cove and with lots of trees to climb, we also have numerous possums in our neighbourhood. Possums are adorable marsupials to some, and to others, their nocturnal wanderings on or...
Last Chance to Comment on the Lane Cove Council Public Forum Being Moved to...
Monday Public Forum Trial
Lane Cove Council is currently trialling holding their Public Forum on Monday evenings during the week of a scheduled Ordinary Council Meeting to allow councillors sufficient time to transact business in...
Lane Cove Council Budget Papers 2024/2025 – See How Council Will Be Spending Your...
At the Lane Cove Council's April Meeting, Lane Cove Councillors approved the release of the Lane Cove Council's Delivery Program, Operational Plans, Budget and Draft Fees (the Budget Papers) for public comment. You can...
Local and Independent News Association Collective Fundraising to Help Local News Publishers Like In...
Founded in 2021, the Local and Independent News Association (LINA) is a not-for-profit industry body supporting digital news publishers to increase the diversity, relevance and sustainability of news services in communities across Australia. LINA...
Help Birrahlee Lane Cove Preschool Make Care Packs for Gunawirra
Each term, Birrahlee Preschool participates in a community initiative. This term, together with 40 other local childcare centres, it is supporting Gunawirra, a community-led organisation that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Through Gunawirra's Five...
Lane Cove Council Housing Target is 3 400 New Homes for the Period 2025...
The NSW State Government has set five-year housing targets for 43 Local Government Areas in the Greater Sydney, Central Coast, Lower Hunter, Greater Newcastle, and Illawarra-Shoalhaven regions and one target for regional NSW, including...