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.
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Goodman has withdrawn its application for Project Mars, the 90 megawatt data centre it proposed for 12 Mars Road in the Lane Cove West Business Park.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...
“You can hear the humming before you can see it”: Lane Cove West Residents...
The Scout Hall at Blackman Park was standing room only on Friday 11 September 2026 as Lane Cove West residents gathered to discuss the growing number and scale of data centres proposed for the...
Best of Fringe: Four Shows Take Over Pottery Lane for Lane Cove Festival’s Final...
Lane Cove's Sydney Fringe season saves its biggest week for last. Four of the festival's most talked about shows take over Pottery Lane Performance Space from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 September, the last...
Flat Batteries, Old Fuel and Record Rescues: Marine Rescue’s Warning to Boaters
Marine Rescue NSW volunteers have just had their busiest August on record, and they are bracing for more as the weather warms up and the spring school holidays send Sydney families back onto the...
One of Lane Cove’s Largest Commercial Properties Is Up for Sale
One of the largest commercial properties in the heart of Lane Cove Village has been placed on the market.
At a Glance
Lane Cove Central at 56–60 Burns Bay Road, the retail centre anchored by...