Second Hand Saturday 16 August

Second Hand Saturday is almost here! Join in the fun and attend Garage Sale on Saturday 16 August to support reuse in our community and get to know your neighbours. From vintage fashion to pre-loved furniture, books, toys, art, and much more — you’ll find a treasure trove of items waiting to be re-homed across garage sales in Lane Cove. 

Want to host a garage sale and put it on the map? Any household, church, school or community group who are based in the Lane Cove Council area can register. Find out more here:

Good news - Soft Plastics Recycling is back

Soft plastic recycling is back at Woolworths Lane Cove, North Sydney and Crows Nest as part of a trial. Return clean, dry household soft plastics (bags, bread bags, chip packets, cereal liners, confectionery wrappers) for recycling into new products like food packaging, bin liners and flower pots.

🔍 See our A–Z Recycling Directory for local recycling options below.

Have Your Say – Sustainability Action Plan

Lane Cove Council is reviewing its 2022–2025 Sustainability Action Plan and setting the vision for the next plan. Share your ideas and local knowledge to help set priorities for the years ahead by attending a community workshop in-person or providing your input online.

Register for a workshop at the Lane Cove Council Civic Centre or complete the survey on our website using the button below:

📅 Monday 8 September
10:00am - 12:00pm
📅 Thursday 11 September
6:00pm-8:00pm
Free event, registrations essential

Council’s Community Nursery is turning 20! 

Join us for a special celebration with fun activities and give-aways, including a musical bee show and bug hunt. Get expert gardening advice on weeds, native plants, growing your own food and view a worm farm/compost demonstration and lots more!

Everyone is invited to celebrate the achievements of the Community Nursery at our Open Day.

📍 Lane Cove Community Nursery
📅 Saturday 6 September 10:00am – 12:00pm Free entry. Parking available at Blackman Park

National Tree Day done differently

This year we decided to do things at bit differently at tree day. Instead of planting into the park-like environment of Burns Bay, we are planting into two bushland areas in an attempt to increase biodiversity and build a seed bank in the soil for the future.

The first of two tree day sites this year was the Woodford Bay bush care site which has been cared for by bush care volunteers for many years. The site received a huge boost after 250 native plants were put in on July 20.    

Businesses using over 5,000 GL of gas per year

The Heat Pump Feasibility Grant is a great opportunity for eligible NSW businesses to assess whether a heat pump is a feasible option for your site. You can apply for up to $30,000 to cover 75% of the project costs.

Heat pumps are an effective solution to cut costs and decarbonise heating systems. Switching to heat pumps can benefit your businesses in many ways, including:

• lowering energy costs
• avoiding volatile global energy prices
• reducing carbon emissions.

Rewiring Australia webinar: Electrifying apartments

Friday 15 August
12:00pm                       
Webinar Registration - Zoom

@Home Program - gardening expert Edwina Robinson 

Tuesday 19 August
12:00pm
Access the program here