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 Rotary Fair Draws 24,000 on a Picture-Perfect Sunday
Around 24,000 people came out for the Lane Cove Rotary Fair on Sunday and once again it was one of our favourite days of the whole year.
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Wahroonga man charged after drugs found in Artarmon stop
A Wahroonga man has been charged with drug supply after police allegedly found cocaine, MDMA and cannabis in his car in Artarmon.
Lane Cove – It’s Time to Count Birds – Aussie Bird Count 2026
Lane Cove, grab a cuppa and look up. The Aussie Bird Count is back, running from Monday 19 to Sunday 25 October 2026, and every 20 minutes you spend watching the birds in your...
Your Chance to Buy a Lane Cove Home That Held an Exclusive Daryl Braithwaite...
Most weeks, Property of the Week is about the house. This week it is also about what happened inside it, and in the front yard. In the Cove founder Jacky Barker is entering a...
She Fills a Room of Over 1,000 Every Year: Meet the Lane Cove Local...
If you were hoping to grab a ticket to this Friday's Sydney Breast Cancer Foundation (SBCF) Ladies Lunch, we have bad news: it's sold out. It sells out every year. So this isn't a...
Lane Cove Netball Club Wants More Boys on the Court, From the Start
At Galuwa Recreation Centre in May 2026, two NSW Swifts players were taking questions after a training session. There was a prize for the best one. A hand went up near the back of...
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...