Renee Merrill-Maxwell
Renee is the Owner and Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of In the Cove, leading the publication's editorial direction, content, advertising and community partnerships. With a background in anthropology, she brings a natural curiosity about people and place to everything ITC publishes.
As a proud Lane Cove local, Renee sees the suburb not just as where she lives, but as her village, her network and her home. That connection is what drives ITC's commitment to stories that matter to the people who live here.
Don’t Touch That Bat: Lyssavirus Warning as Hungry Flying Foxes Turn Up in Lane...
If you have spotted a flying fox hanging around your backyard in broad daylight lately, you are not imagining it. A food shortage along the NSW coast has bats roosting in suburban trees instead...
Galuwa Dining Hosts Its First Melbourne Cup Lunch Overlooking Lane Cove Golf Course
Lane Cove's newest restaurant has barely had time to pour its first coffee and it is already planning a party. Galuwa Dining, which opened its doors at the recreation centre on River Road on...
Halloween in Lane Cove 2026: Your Guide to Trick or Treating, Costumes and What’s...
Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, which means no school pick-up scramble, more parents on the footpath and a longer night for the kids. Here is your In the Cove guide to doing...
Lane Cove Week In Review 29 September – 6 October 2026
Missed anything this week? We've pulled together the Lane Cove news, updates, happenings and slightly strange things you may have...
Lane Cove Rotary Fair and Sustainability Lane Return This Sunday: Everything You Need to...
Everybody loves a fair, and Lane Cove residents love the Lane Cove Rotary Fair and Sustainability Lane. It is back this Sunday, 11 October, 9am to 4pm, at Lane Cove Plaza, The Canopy, Longueville...
Lane Cove Week In Review 22 – 28 September 2026
It's been another busy week in Lane Cove, from 22 to 29 September 2026. Here's what you need to know, starting...
Goodman Pulls the Plug on Project Mars
Goodman has withdrawn its application for Project Mars, the 90 megawatt data centre it proposed for 12 Mars Road in the Lane Cove West Business Park.
In a letter to the NSW Department of Planning,...
Lane Cove Council September Meeting: Bike Plan, Smart Glasses Ban and Burns Bay
Lane Cove Council meets on Thursday 24 September 2026 at 7pm and this is your summary of the agenda from ITC.
🏛️ Council Watch — This Month's Agenda
Council will consider putting a new draft...