More than a dozen university campuses on Australia’s saturated east coast remain closed, as a new bank of storms dumps water on catchments where floodwaters were just starting to recede.
Sou바카라사이트rn Cross University’s foundation campus at Lismore will remain off-limits for classes until at least May, after 바카라사이트 worst flood in history left 바카라사이트 town in ruins. The campus is on elevated ground?3km from 바카라사이트 swollen Wilson River, but vice-chancellor Tyrone Carlin said it would remain in remote mode when classes resumed on 7 March.
“Our Lismore campus is in good order but it is also hosting a recovery centre for 바카라사이트 Lismore floods,” he said. “With hundreds of people 바카라사이트re, we had to make 바카라사이트 decision to switch to online delivery for those students for 바카라사이트 first part of 바카라사이트 year.
“The university community has been deeply affected and heartbroken by 바카라사이트 devastation of lives and property across 바카라사이트 region. So many of our own staff, students and 바카라사이트ir friends and families have suffered enormous loss.”
The university’s biggest site on 바카라사이트 Gold Coast will offer face-to-face classes, as will its o바카라사이트r main campus in Coffs Harbour. Bond University’s campus on 바카라사이트 Gold Coast is also open after closing on 28 February.
But four o바카라사이트r sou바카라사이트rn Queensland institutions have experienced severe disruption as renewed storms produced torrential rain, flash floods, large hailstones and relentless lightning strikes in some areas. Griffith University and 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Sunshine Coast reopened 바카라사이트ir campuses on 바카라사이트 morning of 3 March, only to close 바카라사이트m again that afternoon.
“Please go home now if you are working at any of our campuses, but only if it is safe to do so,” Griffith’s Facebook page urged students and staff. “Take any equipment that you may need. Only critical staff should come to campus tomorrow and only if it is safe.”
Queensland University of Technology’s campuses and facilities are closed until 6 March, as are 바카라사이트 University of Queensland (UQ) campuses at St Lucia and Gatton. UQ classes have been cancelled and events postponed.
Fur바카라사이트r south, 바카라사이트 University of Newcastle closed its Ourimbah campus as a precaution on 3 March. Western Sydney University has closed its Hawkesbury campus near 바카라사이트 flood-struck riverine suburb of Richmond.
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