Renee Merrill-Maxwell

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Renee is In the Cove’s Creative Content & Advertising Lead, combining storytelling, design and local connection. With a background in anthropology, she brings a natural curiosity about people and community to her work. Originally from the United States as a child, Renee returned to Lane Cove to raise her family and joined ITC after spotting a Job of the Day post advertising a role with In the Cove. Over eight years on, she now leads content, advertising and social media. As a single mum, she sees Lane Cove not just as where she lives, but as her village, her network and her home.

The 2025 Lane Cove Christmas Lights Competition is ON!

Do you go all out at Christmas? Do your neighbours need sunglasses just to walk past your driveway? Do you secretly love the idea of winning something for your festive brilliance. THEN THIS IS YOUR...

Many Cultures, One Community: Multicultural Belonging Day

Lane Cove Public School is hosting a Multicultural Belonging Day onsite on Saturday the 6th of December and is inviting the Lane Cove community to join the celebration of the cultural diversity. Held in collaboration...

2025 Lane Cove Christmas Carols

We have put together your guide to Christmas Carols in Lane Cove.  You have a few choices if you want to join in and have a singalong. LANE COVE PUBLIC SCHOOL STRINGS ENSEMBLE – FESTIVE...

How to Help Others This Christmas – Lane Cove Donation Guide 2025

Lane Cove locals are incredibly generous. Each year we are asked how people can help families, young people, older residents and even pets who might be doing it tough at Christmas. This is the 2025...

Summer Pet Safety: What Every Owner Needs to Know

Heading into a Sydney summer means we’re bound to face days of extreme heat. Our pets rely on us to keep them safe — and because they can’t tell us when they’re overheating, it’s...

Lane Cove Local Nutritionist, Wendy Middleton Talks The Art of Giving Food

Wendy Middleton is an ITC Business Supporter and Founder of A Cut Above Catering and A Cut Above Nutrition.  If you follow her Instagram posts, you’ll know she’s not just a brilliant caterer but a qualified...

Lane Cove School Holidays Activities – Summer 2025/2026

The school holidays are always a wild mix of fun, chaos and a touch of insanity. But the summer holidays? That’s the one that can get out of hand fast. Six long weeks off...

Seven People Charged Over Alleged Stealing of Copper Including from a Lane Cove Building...

Seven people have faced court charged over the alleged string of copper thefts in Sydney’s north west. In September 2025, the North West Metropolitan Region established a Strike Force Element to investigate the widespread theft...

Lane Cove’s Leanne Johnstone Named One of Mortgage Choice’s Top Performers for 2025

Local mortgage broker Leanne Johnstone from Mortgage Choice Lane Cove has been recognised as one of Mortgage Choice’s Top Performers for 2025, celebrating her outstanding results and commitment to helping clients across Australia achieve...

Kidpreneur Fest ’25: Lane Cove Kids Become Entrepreneurs for a Day!

When we were kids, money felt real. You earned it through babysitting, mowing lawns, helping neighbours, or setting up a good old-fashioned lemonade stand or garage sale. You handled notes and coins (probably stored...