Daylight Times

06/10/2024

Daylight saving to begin for five states and territories
ABC TV News interviewed University of Queensland's Doctor Thomas Sigler about his survey and the topic in general.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND5ND6wPEpM

Dr Thomas Sigler discusses the effects of daylight saving as the clock moves forward one hour across five states and territories. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1sv...

06/10/2024

Daylight Saving is officially underway here in Australia with clocks springing forward an hour in New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.🌞

Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory remain on Standard Time.

06/10/2024

Should Queensland give daylight saving another go? - ABC News
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Queensland voted no to daylight saving more than thirty years ago, but there's a renewed push for the state to trial it again. By Alexandria Uttin...

06/10/2024

Queensland support for daylight saving on the rise, 30 years after referendum - ABC News
Click to Read: https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104417408?fbclid=IwY2xjawFuxD9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWNd7FaSugCR91C4iYxTOXP40knsN0bixf7FohNVlG4klfQbV4QIf8ArhA_aem_eCLKX2fQX6Py23zgn3dLuA

03/09/2024

Click on the Courier Mail link, LIKE it then share it far and wide ASAP! ✅☀️

It's the age-old question but Courier Mail political reporter Hayden Johnson says there's a key reason daylight saving needs to happen in the sunshine state 👉 https://bit.ly/3z1YB6z

31/08/2024

Courier Mail Article: Hayden Johnson: Why we need daylight savings
Article Link: https://archive.is/zxNcL
Date of Article: August 31, 2024
Comment on Courier Mail's page here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/SD3aoyPen7ZzTvnj/?mibextid=xfxF2i

01/10/2023

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/as-southerners-prepare-to-wind-clocks-ahead-most-queenslanders-want-the-same-20230927-p5e83x.html

Early detail from new national daylight saving research suggests strong support in the Sunshine State – even with two timezones. Political will is a different story.

30/09/2023

Preliminary results show that two-thirds of Queenslanders want daylight saving - Source: University of Queensland's Associate Professor Thomas Sigler's latest research
You may listen to Associate Professor Sigler being interviewed via this ABC RadioNational podcast:
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-drive/wa-queenslanders-want-daylight-saving-introduced/102918604

21/08/2023

From where you'd rather be on a Monday morning (unless you are lucky enough to be!) 🌊 Hope you're all as energized and jumping into the week as Sunny Rae 😅

For sunnier post-work beach time, the e-Petition is still open for your signatures. If you haven't already jumped onto it, please do! ☀️☀️

SIGN HERE (3-min) : ✍👉 https://tinyurl.com/2j9xmuvh

01/05/2023

https://egyptianstreets.com/2023/04/27/daylight-saving-time-returns-to-egypt-on-friday-28-april/?fbclid=IwAR2qTCrK_v4bzkN7gus1YFO1Ck6FJDN0o5NJDnx130Il9n35c-O1r35CEhk

Daylight saving time will return to Egypt as of tomorrow, Friday, 28 April. At midnight on Friday, the time will be changed to 1am, announced Nader Saad, Spokesman for the Egyptian Cabinet, on Wednesday, 26 April. The change means that clocks will be set forward by one hour. Egypt’s time is curren...

19/04/2023

The Petition for Daylight Saving Time in WA is live!
If you have a spare 30 seconds and would love to see Daylight Saving Time in WA, then please follow the link and show your support.

Let's make this the biggest petition the WA Parliament has ever seen! 📝❤️☀️

https://tinyurl.com/3t48kypt

19/04/2023

29/03/2023

https://stories.uq.edu.au/contact-magazine/2023/is-it-finally-time-for-daylight-saving-in-queensland/index.html

It's been more than 30 years since Queensland last held a referendum on daylight saving, so 'Contact' put the question to UQ researchers and alumni: is it finally time for daylight saving in Queensland? And, if so, who has the power to make it happen?

02/03/2023

Egypt Reintroduces Daylight Saving Time to Save Energy

The Egyptian government has announced that the country will reintroduce Daylight Saving Time (DST) from 2023 onward. Find out when the clocks will change.

02/03/2023

Brisbane Mayor's new push for Daylight Saving.
https://fb.watch/j0i-nAXKLq/

01/03/2023

Today's Sunrise/Sunset times as we mark the start of .🍁🍃

01/03/2023

After 18 years on the job, Queensland 7 News Sunrise reporter quits brought about by the difficult daily 2AM wake up calls due to the state not having daylight saving.

Bianca Stone has announced her resignation from Channel 7 after 18 years with the network.

21/01/2023

Q Weekend's latest article about Daylight Saving in Queensland.
The Courier Mail's Facebook link below is taking comments.

Daylight saving. Introduce these two words into conversation and, just like that, you have a lively spar of opinion. It’s the great Queensland debate. Are you for daylight saving or are you not? Tell us what you think 🗣️ Full story: http://bit.ly/3QRcEAq

21/01/2023

Courier Mail's latest major piece on Daylight Saving in Queensland with a poll to vote on the issue:
https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/qweekend/queensland-is-so-big-daylight-saving-just-doesnt-work-new-push-for-vote/news-story/accf347b55ae06d020425d5321d57a96?fbclid=IwAR08AhvereJShhN7BH9k8_7b6PHEQeThH5FZRQaBnCJtGXO5hglQ3rzMoqg

Daylight saving. Introduce these two words into conversation and, just like that, you have a lively spar of opinion. It’s the great Queensland debate. Are you for daylight saving or are you not?

20/01/2023

20/10/2022

https://qz.com/2143135/what-a-permanent-daylight-savings-time-means-for-americans/

If US lawmakers shift the country to Daylight Saving Time permanently, it could mean more time outside and fewer adverse health impacts.

29/09/2022

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/qld-daylight-saving-border-bubble-flagged/news-story/2afb430742f3b86e4d3a368fd345f4e6

A Gold Coast surf club boss has called for the introduction of a Covid-19-style “border bubble” time zone as Queenslanders brace for daylight saving confusion this weekend.

23/08/2022

https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/was-daylight-saving-debate-to-be-reignited-when-mp-wilson-tuckers-new-bill-hits-parliament-c-7969093?fbclid=IwAR0DTJ_Ior0GFdZHXvtpUBqZVobq3c-OQETrzKv8NyXkrLxJ8H_zoI7kpPU

The 50-year-old WA daylight saving debate is being reignited, with a new push for more evening sunlight in the west.

23/08/2022

Egypt implemented Daylight Saving to save electricity.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-save-electricity-boost-natural-gas-exports?fbclid=IwAR2GPsx3YXW_eq5NbJZmYvwja6ja2Qgt1rntuGoF2B1UrZ5gHijmZk6S1Zo

The pound has plummeted to a near-record low in August, prompting the urgent need for foreign cash

23/08/2022

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-16/us-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-in-2023/100913748?fbclid=IwAR18HOf3qYiJVrpHjeYWPkaMgki3Wpc7q3kEBH-3COvHYfCgctTAfRrGhXU

The new law would end the twice-annual changing of clocks, in a move promoted by supporters advocating brighter afternoons and more economic activity.