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.
2017 is the Year of the Massage – A Visit to Massage Envy Lane...
Local Business Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp At In the Cove headquarters we like to try out new things in Lane Cove, so as 2016 drew to an end, ITC decided to reward our hard work website administrator with a massage from new kid on the block Massage Envy Lane Cove . As…
Top 7 Lane Cove Lifestyle Trends 2017
At In the Cove , we pride ourselves on having our fingers on the pulse (while still maintaining our dagginess). We have put together the top trends for 2017 and where you can enjoy these trends in Lane Cove. Getting Fit and Healthy – The worldwide trend of fast paced quick…
Back to School Term 1 Activities 2017
Lane Cove Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Wow, how fast do the school holidays go! It won’t be long before it’s back to school, and it is time to plan for some Term 1 Activities. Will your kids be taking it easy after school and on the weekends, or will they be participating…
Australia Day 2017 in Lane Cove
ITC loves Australia Day! We get a day off to spend with family and friends, relaxing, eating, drinking and making merry. Whether you have lived in Australia all your life, or moved to the Lucky Country more recently, Australia Day is your day to celebrate being a part of this…
Lane Cove Week in Review – 9 to 15 Jan 2017
News Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Welcome to our Lane Cove Weekly Review for 9 to 15 January. Hot Hot Hot – Damn Hot This week it got seriously hot in Lane Cove. One Roving Reporter sent us this picture which showed temps in excess of 47 Degrees Celsius at 5.09 pm.…
Lane Cove Flashback – When Lane Cove became Kings Cross
For one week in 2009, Longueville Road Lane Cove was transformed into the notorious Golden Mile located in Kings Cross. Lane Cove looked very seedy. Today, you probably don’t walk down Longueville Road and immediately think “gee Lane Cove and Kings Cross are similar”. However…
Crop Swap Sydney Goes From Strength to Strength
In December 2015 we wrote an article about the launch of Crop Swap Sydney by Lane Cove Local Laurie Green. Since that time Crop Swap Sydney has gone from strength to strength . What is Crop Swap ? It’s a cashless online market where locals use and swap fresh, home-grown…
Charity Bins Are Not Dumping Grounds
Yesterday ITC drove past the St Vincent’s Charity Clothing Donation bins at St Michael’s Parish Hall and noticed that a very dirty looking BBQ and other old and unusable household items had been dumped by the charity bin. ITC wondered why you would dump items when every Lane…
NSW Govt Announces Plans to Amend State Planning Laws – Is this Good or...
Community Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp The NSW State Government announced this week that it will overhaul the state planning laws and tackle the state’s serious housing shortage. Does changing state planning laws really help with housing shortage and housing…
5 Water Safety Tips
Community Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp It has been a horrendous start to summer, with 15 people dying in drowning incidents since Christmas Day. The unusually high number of deaths prompted us to ask Brewer Swimming to provide ITC with their top 5 water safety tips.…