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Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge has called on universities to bring all their local students back on campus straight away as parents, students and academics grow increasingly frustrated by some universities dragging their feet on the return to face-to-face learning.
Parents are worried about their childrenâs mental health and the National Union of Students has accused universities of cutting staff and costs under the guise of COVID-19 safety.
While some universities have most of their students back on campus, this is not uniform and other universities wonât return to normal until August or will pursue a ânew normalâ.
WORRIED elderly and vulnerable neighbours are fighting back against the proposed closure of their pharmacy. Rowlands Pharmacy hopes to shutter the Rodbourne Road branch and move its services down the road to Park Lane. The company’s application suggests that the consolidation would not create a gap in health services, but several customers disagree. They argue that the further-away branch is harder to access due to a lack of parking and bus stops opposite it and say the narrow path under the railway bridge is difficult for people with mobility scooters or pushchairs to navigate. Lyn Townsend, 77, said: “I’m concerned and so are a lot of people in Rodbourne, it’s wrong.