I’m never a big fan of Daylight Savings Time(DST) and I’m extremely delighted that the end of DST in Sydney is coming as I type this article. However, this article is about the change of DST Australia so that the rest of the Australian population can take note of the changes of Daylight Savings Time as well.
This article is about the date and time of Daylight Savings Time will be changing in Australia for year 2009, 2010 and 2011 for all the states.
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria observe and follow the same daylight savings time each year. This year, without any changes the DST is as follows:
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 5 October 2008 | 5 April 2009 |
| 4 October 2009 | 4 April 2010 |
| 3 October 2010 | 3 April 2011 |
Time for the change of Daylight Savings Time is all 2AM local time in the morning
For Tasmania, starting from 2008 they have also standardized their DST time with all the states above. Hence, they will also follow the timetable stated above.
However, for Western Australia, they have been given a 3 years probation period to see if Australians living in the western part of Australia likes Daylight Savings or not. The trial period starts at 3rd of 2006 and ends at this coming 29th March 2009 at 3AM local time in the morning.
The states of Queensland and Northern Territory does not participate in any Daylight Savings Time activities, thus their time remains constand and unchanged throughout the year.
For the time being I’m still very unhappy with Daylight Savings in NSW but it doesn’t change the fact that DST improves the quality of life in NSW because morning starts later and evening lasts longer.
Imagine if there’s no DST in Sydney, in the summer the sun rises at 4:30AM and sets at 7PM. I certainly don’t want to spend 4 hours of my time sleeping under the burning hot sun. Assuming I sleep until 8:30 AM everyday. I guess “live with it” is the right word to use here.
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cool info! i’m also not a big fan of DST! But i guess it has to be done! I was discussing DST with my friend today. thanks for keeping us up to date with the timings :)
I don’t understand your article. You twice say how you are not a fan of DST and are happy to see it go…….then go on to say how it improves quality of life and how Sydney will be worse off without it (i.e. sun coming up at 4:30am.)
So what’s your problem with it? Or are you just too thick to change your clock twice a year?
@Robsolo
I have my personal reasons to dislike DST since I am not born in a country that practices DST. Despite that, it doesn’t change the fact that having DST here in Sydney would maintain the balance of life.
However, this post is not about me. This post is about the ending and the starting of DST from 2009 to 2011.
I guess it’s time to edit it so that readers like you could understand. Thanks for the feedback mate.
I’m not from Australia either. But I’m from a country that does practice DST and we relish the time when can set our clocks ahead to get an extra hour of sunlight in the evening.
When I lived in Asia for 6 years I wished the country I lived in had adopted it so it wouldn’t be dark by 7:30 in the summer. So I am curious as to why you are so unhappy about it, other than the fact you just aren’t used to it.
It’s just weird how you say you can’t wait for it to be over and yet also say it ‘improves the quality of live’ and that you personally benefit by it.
@Robsolo,
Like I said, it’s personal and I don’t really expect anybody to understand. Maybe I’m not used to it yet, or maybe not.
I just wish we were “always” on Daylight Savings as I am not really a morning person, and enjoy the “extra” sunshine at the end of the day. As for saving energy, I’ve never heard a convincing argument yet.