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Airgun, drugs and steroids: Lane Cove West home raided in national firearms crackdown

Australian Border Force and NSW Police raided a Lane Cove West home in a national illegal firearms crackdown. Here’s what they allege they found.

Insured on paper. How QBE left The Sydney Library of Things without cover, clashing with its own green credentials

Disclosure: Jacky Barker is a co-founder of The Sydney Library of Things and handled the organisation’s insurance renewal described in this...

The Lift Is In and the Bathroom Is Done: Sam Pratt’s Home Is Ready

In June, we told you that Greenwich para swimmer Sam Pratt was stuck at Royal North Shore Hospital, not because she was too unwell...

A season to remember: Lane Cove Football Club’s year of success

As the season wraps up, the Lane Cove Football Club (LCFC) has given supporters many reasons to be proud. The club’s 90th anniversary has...

Lane Cove Week In Review 13 – 20 October 2026

Here's your wrap of what's been happening in and around Lane Cove from Tuesday 13 to Tuesday 20 October: a data centre proposal withdrawn,...

Ausgrid Linked Company and Ford Land Company Withdraw Lane Cove West Data Centre IDA Proposal

At a Glance On 27 March 2026, the Investment Delivery Authority (IDA) endorsed a data centre proposal at 16–20 Mars Road, Lane Cove West,...

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...

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...

Your Chance to Buy a Lane Cove Home That Held an Exclusive Daryl Braithwaite Concert in Its Front Yard

Most weeks, Property of the Week is about the house. This week it is also about what happened inside it, and in the front...

She Fills a Room of Over 1,000 Every Year: Meet the Lane Cove Local Behind Sydney’s Sold Out Breast Cancer Lunch

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...

Lane Cove Council Meeting October 2026: Apartment Food Bins, Data Centres and the Annual Accounts

Lane Cove Council meets on Thursday 22 October 2026 at 7pm and this is your summary of the agenda from ITC. At a Glance Food...

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...

Ausgrid Linked Company and Ford Land Company Withdraw Lane Cove West Data Centre IDA Proposal

At a Glance On 27 March 2026, the Investment Delivery Authority (IDA) endorsed a data centre proposal at 16–20 Mars Road,...

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 Has their Say Federal Inquiry into Data Centres held in Lane Cove

The Senate Environment and Communications References Committee commenced an Inquiry into Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres (Federal Inquiry) in May 2026, chaired by South...

“You can hear the humming before you can see it”: Lane Cove West Residents Packs Out Data Centre Meeting

The Scout Hall at Blackman Park was standing room only on Friday 11 September 2026 as Lane Cove West residents gathered to discuss the...

Goodman Opens Bookings for Project Mars Community Information Sessions

At a Glance Goodman will hold community information sessions in August 2026 about Project Mars, its proposed data centre at 12 Mars Road, Lane...

The Data Centre Boom on Our Doorstep: In the Cove’s Full Coverage

In the Cove has been following the rapid expansion of data centres in and around Lane Cove West since early 2025. Below is a...

Halloween in Lane Cove 2026: Your Guide to Trick or Treating, Costumes and What’s On

Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, which means no school pick-up scramble, more parents on the footpath and a longer...

Go from Bored to Board Games with The Lane Cove Toy Library – Lots of Family Friendly Games

Most of Australia's ten most popular board games are sitting on the shelves of the Lane Cove Toy Library, ready to...

Term 4 Lane Cove Activities from Toddlers to Teens 2026

We have put together a list of some local activities for babies, pre-schoolers, primary school students, tweens and teenagers. Something for everyone. MORE TO...

Lane Cove, get your vote in: Radio National’s Top 100 Australian Books closes on 1 October 2026

Lane Cove loves to read, and we can prove it. For the second year running, Lane Cove Library has lent more items per resident than...

New NSW Noise Rules: What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t) for Lane Cove Residents

New neighbourhood noise laws came into force across NSW on 28 August 2026, giving councils, police and transport officers stronger tools to deal with...

What’s On for Kids These Spring Holidays — Lane Cove & Beyond

Looking for ways to keep the kids busy during the spring school holidays? From dance and drama to coding, robotics, gymnastics, harbour sailing, therapy groups and a new international kids festival at the Opera House, here is what is on across Lane Cove and the Lower North Shore from 28 September to 9 October 2026.

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...

Local charity invites families to learn about the power of early intervention during Dyslexia Awareness Month

There's been a lot of talk over the past few years about Australia's "literacy crisis", after the Grattan Institute reported that...

October 2026 At Gallery Lane Cove & Creative Studios

October at Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios brings two exhibitions that take very different routes to the same idea of returning to a...

Halloween in Lane Cove 2026: Your Guide to Trick or Treating, Costumes and What’s On

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...

Go from Bored to Board Games with The Lane Cove Toy Library – Lots of Family Friendly Games

Most of Australia's ten most popular board games are sitting on the shelves of the Lane Cove Toy Library, ready to borrow. With membership starting...

Term 4 Lane Cove Activities from Toddlers to Teens 2026

We have put together a list of some local activities for babies, pre-schoolers, primary school students, tweens and teenagers. Something for everyone. MORE TO...

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...

Lane Cove Council Defends Cancellation of Lane Cove Food and Wine by the River after Backlash Over Lack of Consultation

Lane Cove Council has released to In the Cove detailed cost and attendance figures to defend its decision to cancel the...

Lane Cove’s Food and Wine by the River Scrapped as Council Redirects Event Funding

Updated 9 September Lane Cove Council has confirmed that Food and Wine by the River, the riverside festival that has drawn thousands of visitors to...

Oktoberfest at The Diddy: ten beer tents, three bands and a stein with every ticket

Sponsored by The Diddy, Longueville Sporting Club Ten beer tents. Three live bands. One very big Saturday at the bottom of Longueville Road. The Diddy...

Galuwa Dining Gets Closer to Opening: End-of-Year Function Bookings Now Open

Planning an end-of-year function or Christmas party? There's a brand new Lane Cove venue you can now add to the list, even before it...

Free Chicken In Lane Cove This Saturday As Chargrill Charlie’s Turns 37

If you have ever walked past the window on Burns Bay Road at five o'clock and thought about giving up on cooking entirely, this...

Your Chance to Buy a Lane Cove Home That Held an Exclusive Daryl Braithwaite Concert in Its Front Yard

Most weeks, Property of the Week is about the house. This week it is also about what happened inside it, and...

Vale Associate Professor John Herbert Overton AM – A True Gentleman

Longueville resident Associate Professor John Herbert Overton AM has died peacefully, surrounded by his family, at the age of 88. To many in Lane Cove...

Lane Cove, get your vote in: Radio National’s Top 100 Australian Books closes on 1 October 2026

Lane Cove loves to read, and we can prove it. For the second year running, Lane Cove Library has lent more items per resident than...

Got a List of Jobs Around the House? Meet VDC Home Improvements

Sponsored by VDC Home Improvements Most of us have one... that list of jobs around the house that we keep meaning to get around to....

One Weekend, $4,230: Jack & Co and Lane Cove Rally to Help Bring Sam Pratt Home

Two days, countless coffees, plenty of sausages and one extraordinary show of generosity. Jack & Co has helped raise $4,230.19 for Greenwich para swimmer Sam...

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