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.
Councils Requested to Provide More Transparency over Ticketless Parking Infringements for On Street Parking
On Friday, 9 March 2024, the Minister for Finance Courtney Houssos wrote to 128 councils (including Lane Cove Council), urging them to address shortcomings in their ticketless parking fine approach.
Currently, Lane Cove Council and...
Lane Cove News Week in Review 28th February to 6 March 2024
Welcome to our week in review.
Hazard Reduction Burning - 7 March 2024
The Rural Fire Service posted the following:
"On Thursday 7th of March with suitable weather, firefighters from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)...
Fire and Rescue Urging the Public to Be Cautious About Low Quality Lithium- Ion...
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to be extra cautious after what appears to be the state’s first recorded deaths in a Lithium-Ion battery-related fire last week.
About 4.10 am on Thursday...
Win A Family Pass to the Sydney Royal Easter Show 2024
The 2024 Sydney Royal Easter Show is fast approaching. The Royal Easter Show runs from 22nd March 2024 to 2nd April 2023.
The Royal Easter Show offers the best value day out in Sydney with 12...
Meet Lane Cove Local Patrick Wong from W Solutions – They get IT Done
In this current market, finding great talent within the corporate world is harder and harder.
Not only is it time-consuming, but there is a lot of investment in the onboarding, training and making sure they...
Lane Cove Public School Hall Completion Date is Mid Year 2024 – Why Is...
The Lane Cove Public School Hall was destroyed by fire days before the Term One 2020 school year commenced.
This was a massive blow to the school community as the school hall had been used...
Lane Cove News Week in Review 21st to 28th February 2024
Welcome to our week in review.
More Tree Vandalism on Lower North Shore
You may recall that last year, one of the worst cases of tree vandalism in the history of Lane Cove took place in...
Lane Cove Council Has Appointed a New Doorstep Recycling Provider – Goodbye RecycleSmart Hello...
At the end of an agreed 12-month trial period with RecycleSmart, Lane Cove Council went out to the market to assess offers from service providers in the doorstep recycling industry.
After reviewing the doorstep recycling...
Stringy Bark Creek Residents Association – Cleaning Up Batten Reserve 2024
On Clean Up Australia Day (or a day close to CUAD), volunteers clean up the Batten Reserve Bushland and the surrounding streets every year. This year the event was a bit earlier than the...
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios March/April 2024 Exhibitions and Workshops
In March/April 2024, Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios will present three exhibitions.
Re-illuminated: female archetypes’ strength and endurance - 28/02/24 – 28/03/24
Uneven terrain: surveying the landscape - 28/02/24 – 28/03/24
ArtXtra! - 09/04/24 – 20/04/24
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Re-illuminated:...