The Aporia · ‘OMG, we’re back here again’: Edgy business owners rue the return of daylight saving

Daylight saving time returned to Australia's southern states on Sunday morning, advancing clocks by an hour from 2am to 3am, while Queensland remains unaffected. This change affects businesses along the NSW-Queensland border, such as Ellen Clark’s cosmetic business and Sean McMillan’s barber shop in Tweed Heads and Coolangatta, respectively. Both owners are adjusting their schedules to accommodate customers on either side of the time zone difference. Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate renewed his call for daylight saving in Queensland's southeast but faced resistance from Premier David Crisafulli, who emphasized unity over division within the state.

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Residents in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and the ACT will lose an hour of sleep on Sunday, October 4, as clocks move forward from 2am to 3am for daylight saving. This change does not affect residents in Queensland, Western Australia, or the Northern Territory who do not observe daylight savings time. The shift aims to extend evening daylight and encourage outdoor activities but can be disruptive, particularly for businesses near state borders like those in Tweed Heads and Coolangatta where patrons from Queensland may arrive late due to the time difference.

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But while the citizens of NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the ACT get to enjoy an extra hour of sunshine after clocking off, Queensland remains the eastern seaboard’s outlier.

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‘OMG, we’re back here again’: Edgy business owners rue the return of daylight saving · assertive framing

In the wee hours of Sunday morning, daylight saving kicked in for the southern states, with clocks skipping forward by an hour from 2am to 3am. asserted

clocks → kick → am

But while the citizens of NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the ACT get to enjoy an extra hour of sunshine after clocking off, Queensland remains the eastern seaboard’s outlier. asserted

Queensland → get → sunshine

Daylight saving is an annual talking point on the Gold Coast, with Mayor Tom Tate on Wednesday reiterating calls for it to be introduced in Queensland’s south-east corner. asserted

it → reiterate → corner

Tate suggested drawing a new time zone boundary north of Noosa – cheekily acknowledging the lack of support elsewhere from cows and the wider dairy industry. uncertain

Tate → draw → cows

Ellen Clark, a cosmetic nurse, recently opened a business in Tweed Heads and is bracing for late arrivals by her clientele, most of whom are in Queensland. asserted

most → open → Queensland

“It’s going to be interesting trying to navigate that,” she said. asserted

she → go → that

Previously, Clark commuted to Brisbane for work from Tweed Heads, where her partner is based, but decided to set up shop locally after the birth of her first child. asserted

partner → commute → child

“I used to have to stay on Queensland time while my partner would operate on NSW time,” she said. asserted

she → use → time

“It kind of came to my attention yesterday and I was like, ‘Oh my God, we’re back here again’.” asserted

we → come → attention

Sean McMillan, who is new to Tweed Heads, has just set up a barber shop on Bay Street. asserted

who → set → Street

“All my systems go off bookings, so I’m trying to do some research, and I’m changing my hours a little bit to catch people on both sides of the border,” he said. asserted

he → go → border

“I’m sure there’ll be people coming in an hour early or an hour late for bookings ... asserted

I → ’m → bookings

It’s just one of those puzzles to work out.” asserted

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Queensland Premier David Crisafulli was not keen to buy into Tate’s suggestion when asked about the issue in Mackay on Thursday. asserted

Crisafulli → buy → Thursday

“I’ve lived at both ends of the state, and I’m here for uniting Queensland, not dividing it,” he said. asserted

he → live → it

Queensland trialled daylight saving between 1989 and 1992 before it was comprehensively rejected in a state referendum. asserted

it → trialle → referendum

‘OMG, we’re back here again’: Edgy business owners rue the return of daylight saving

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