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In the parts of Australia that observe it, Daylight Saving Time begins on the first Sunday of October and ends on the first Sunday in April. The clocks move forward one hour in October and back one hour in April.
Queensland was the first state to reject daylight saving, and as a result, has been subject to many ill-informed jokes and derogatory comments about why Queenslanders rejected daylight saving. It should be noted that Western Australia has also now turned its back on daylight saving, after a trial of several years.
The first Sunday of October and ends on the last Sunday in March.
Daylight savings time applies in parts of Australia, but not the entire country. The Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia do not follow daylight savings time. All other parts follow it from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April.
For 2012/2013, Daylight Saving starts Sunday 7th October, 2012 and ends Sunday 7 April, 2013.
To find the current time in Victoria, BC, you can check a reliable world clock or your device's time zone settings. Victoria operates on Pacific Time (PT), which is UTC-8 during Standard Time and UTC-7 during Daylight Saving Time. Daylight Saving Time typically runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
when does daylight saving finish in Tasmania 2009, end of march or beginning April
Victoria is 11 hrs. ahead of England from the last Sun. of Oct. until the last Sun. of March. Victoria is 10 hrs. ahead of England from the last Sun. of March until the 1st Sun. of April (one week). Victoria is 9 hrs. ahead of England from the 1st Sun. of April until the 1st Sun. of Oct. Victoria is 10 hrs. ahead of England from the 1st Sun. of Oct. until the last Sun. of Oct.
Yes, Tasmania does have Daylight Saving. They start it before the other states, early in October and it finishes at the end of March the following year. So Daylight Savings last for 6 months. Tasmania was the first state to ever try Daylight Saving.
Daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November
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It was first used during World War I as an energy saving measure.