Daylight Saving

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I disagree with this entirely and think it should be longer.
Tomorrow (Saturday) morning here in Canberra (and in Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide), the day before daylight saving starts, is the earliest sunrise of the entire year.
That really says to me that daylight saving starts later than it should, as the earliest sunrise should be happening in Summer. Tomorrow being the earliest sunrise shows there’s plenty of daylight already to move the clocks forward an hour.

I think it should start on the second Sunday in September and finish on the last Sunday in April.
Or if we ever got to a point where daylight saving was being removed, I’d want to go onto permanent DST year-round.

I grew up in North QLD and now live in the ACT.
I love daylight saving and honestly think it would have been great in Townsville too, but there’s this weird stigma about it in QLD, like everyone just seems to know that they have to hate it because everyone else does and everyone over exaggerates what would make it “bad”.

I remember in 2007 when there was a DST story in the news, the Townsville Mayor got on 7 Local News and said “we don’t want the sun setting here at 10pm”… like that’s not going to happen anyway, but that’s what everyone seems to think will happen…

Family and friends from QLD who have visited us here in the ACT in Summer have all commented on how great it is that it’s daylight after 8pm, yet when you say that they could have the same if they had daylight saving, suddenly they say oh no we don’t like daylight saving.

Brisbane/SEQ for sure should have daylight saving. Sunrise in December is at 4:44am, dawn is at 4:18am. Then sunset is at 6:31pm. No one needs dawn at 4:18am, but plenty of people could use daylight from 6:31pm-7:31pm.

People always say that the north doesn’t need it, but sunset in Townsville on the same day is 6:39pm. It’s really not that different to Brisbane.

Anyway, long story short. I’ve lived in NQ and ACT and I wholeheartedly believe DST should be used along the entire east coast. People in QLD might actually like it if they actually gave it a try and didn’t buy in to the stigma. If someone introduced it with a new name, people would probably think it’s great :smiley:

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712

Daylight Savings isn’t about needs. It’s about wants.

Destroy your clocks.

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713

haha i completly forgot about this, being from W.A its the one thing i didn’t need to worry about was Daylight savings. Not that i am in victoria, i still don’t give a flying fudge. Its one hour of sleep i lose, but gain back when I pull all nighters during exam month at uni! :smiley: So it’s a win win.

714

I also don’t know anyone who wants dawn at 4:18am either.

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715

Completely agree, having an extra 2 weeks on DST either end would be perfect. Otherwise DST time all year.

The mornings in the last 2 weeks have been broad daylight while everyone is still sleeping for at least an hour yet completely dark after work when we could otherwise be out enjoying the start of spring weather. How can anyone think this is the right balance?

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716

This is what needs to happen everywhere. Daylight saving has well and truly had its day. Over the next decade I see it mostly gone everywhere, with most places choosing to stay on permanent DST.

If Trump ever follows through with doing this in the US like he said he would then I see other countries doing the same.

Winter mornings are already dark anyway. People will get over that.

717

I can’t see the UK ever adopting DST all year round. That would mean it would be dark until 9am in the middle of their winter!

If Victoria did it then sunrise is after 8:30am for a week in June. Don’t see many people wanting that either.

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718

Sunrise is already way too late when the clocks go back in early April; year round DST would be an absolute nightmare for anyone who has to actually get up in the morning. It’s well after 0700 for weeks starting in March. The clocks should actually go back at the start of March.

I get why northern QLD does not like DST; summer is a season to be endured rather than enjoyed there. You want to be relatively ‘cooler’ when you go to bed and that’s what no DST does. With DST you’re pushing the hot hours later in the day. That is the one drawback of DST down here too but I’d rather use the A/C for an hour than wake up at 0400.

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719

We’ve discussed this about 50 million times already. A little pain for extra gain in the afternoon. It varies across the nation but most people are happy with the way it is now.

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720

I don’t mind DST but it goes for too long. Waking up in the dark at the back end. It’s too fucking long. Feel like a zombie at that time of year. It should only be 5 months instead of 6.

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721

Happy daylight savings eve :partying_face:

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722

If you haven’t already done so, please wind your (non smart) clocks/ watches forward ONE HOUR (excl. QLD, NT, WA).

This is a free community service announcement brought to you by MediaSpy!

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723

Spring forward. :slight_smile:

724

‘Autumn back’ doesn’t quite have the same ring as ‘Fall back’, though, does it?

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725

For those in NSW, VIC, TAS and SA, it’s almost time to wind back DST for another year. Clocks go back an hour at 3am on the morning of Easter Sunday in Australia & NZ this year.

Until then, we’ve been in a rare week with the world united in DST. Both hemispheres are currently observing DST at the same time. Europe started their DST last weekend, and the US & Canada since the start of March!

726

Though some countries don’t have DST at all eg Singapore.

727

First time since 2021 that daylight savings finish during Easter long weekend.

728

Unfortunately it’s only for 6 months! Good to get rid of the DS BS until then. :laughing:

729

Daylight Savings…

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730

Thank god for that at least my phone does it automatically. Haha one hour of extra sleep and no late sunrises :winking_face_with_tongue: