NSW adopted daylight saving time in 1971.
A referendum on daylight savings was held in New South Wales on 1st May 1976, but only 31.58% voted against it.
Current Daylight Start and Finish dates in NSW are:
- Begins 4th Oct 2009 – Turn clock forward by 1 hour at 2am
- Ends 4th April 2010 – Turn clock back by 1 hour at 2am
- Begins 3rd Oct 2010 – Turn clock forward by 1 hour at 2am
- Ends 3rd April 2011 – Turn clock back by 1 hour at 2am
An example of Sunrise and Sunset in Sydney
Sydney Without Daylight saving
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset |
| 10th Dec 2011 | 04:37 | 18:58 |
| 24th Jun 2011 | 07:01 | 16:54 |
Sydney With Daylight saving
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset |
| 10th Dec 2011 | 05:37 | 19:58 |
| 24th Jun 2011 | 07:01 | 16:54 |
Compared to Cairns in Queensland who do NOT have Daylight Saving.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset |
| 10th Dec 2011 | 05:36 | 18:43 |
| 24th Jun 2011 | 06:46 | 17:53 |
Looking at those two locations, the Sydney Sunrise times WITH Daylight saving is the same as Cairns, WITHOUT daylight saving time.
Let’s just compare Sydney and Cairns Summer time Sunrise and Sunset directly
| Sunrise | Sunset | |
| Sydney – with Daylight Saving | 5:37 | 19:58 |
| Cairns - without Daylight Saving | 5:36 | 18:43 |
Would the residents of Cairns benefit by adjusting the clocks forward by 1 hour for daylight savings, in the same way that Sydney residents do ?
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