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On time, technically: Lane Cove’s bus performance examined

Commuters queuing at the Lane Cove bus stop on the Pacific Highway. An inset shows a real-time departure board with four consecutive route 253 services to Wynyard all running late.
Four route 253 buses to Wynyard on one departure board, reported eight, seven, six and three minutes late. Under the contract's rule, the three-minute bus would count as on time. We counted a year of Lane Cove's recorded bus arrivals, June 2024 to May 2025, 5.4 million of them, to see how often that happens, how your route compares, and what Transport for NSW does not publish.

30-storey St Leonards tower knocked back by state fast-track panel

Council news brief
A 30-storey tower with 155 homes on the Lane Cove side of St Leonards has missed out on the NSW Government's fast-track planning pathway.

Lane Cove News Week in Review 25 August – 1 September...

Here’s your weekly wrap of what’s been happening in and around Lane Cove from 25 August to 1 September 2026 — from local news...

Lane Cove from the Air – 1930 to Today

Aerial photograph of Lane Cove in 1930, stitched from two frames of the same survey
Lane Cove in 1930, photographed from an aeroplane: the river, a village a few streets deep, and paddock everywhere else. Ninety-six years of aerial photography, and your street is in here somewhere.

Families Fight To Save Kelly’s Place As Crows Nest Childcare Centre...

A much-loved community-run childcare centre in Crows Nest is fighting to stay open, with families warning the area risks losing not just childcare places,...

Wadanggari Park: Years of Vandalism Culminate in Fire and a Child...

Wadanggari Park in St Leonards is one of the most spectacular playgrounds to open in our area in years. The $43.5 million banksia-themed adventure...

Investigation Underway After Child Struck By Police Car

Correction (2 June 2026): An earlier version of this article stated the boy was 12 years old. Police have confirmed he is 9 years...