New tricks? When COVID forces a bridge club online, what becomes of their community?
- Written by Polly Fong, PhD Candidate in Psychology, The University of Queensland
ShutterstockPhysical distancing measures during the first COVID-19 outbreak led to the closure of libraries, theatres, gyms, cafes and community centres across Australia. Venues like these are known as “third places”.
These are the semi-public, semi-private places that people frequent when they are not at home (first places) or at work...





