View Poll Results: are you in favour of daylight savings for queensland
YES
25
92.59%
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daylight savings queensland
Oct 17th 2005, 5:35 pm
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daylight savings queensland
I came across this http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/EPe...cgi?PetNum=553
So are people in Queenland in favour of daylight savings or not, im trying to attach a poll but not sure how to do it
So are people in Queenland in favour of daylight savings or not, im trying to attach a poll but not sure how to do it
Oct 17th 2005, 9:27 pm
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Re: daylight savings queensland
Originally Posted by lawlaw
I came across this http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/EPe...cgi?PetNum=553
So are people in Queenland in favour of daylight savings or not, im trying to attach a poll but not sure how to do it
So are people in Queenland in favour of daylight savings or not, im trying to attach a poll but not sure how to do it
One little old lady once rang a radio station to say 'that we shouldnt interfer with God's time'. WTF??!!!
Must have been the 11th commandment or something that broke off the stone tablet.
Sorry, but the daylight saving argument becomes emotionally illogical in QLD.
It was trialled for one year but everything faded (oops may have been the government of the day, cant remember).
Powerpoint Pete the gymnast wont make an executive decision on this one.
WW
Oct 17th 2005, 9:46 pm
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Re: daylight savings queensland
Main argument (well logical argument) against it seems to be why add another hour of heat to the end of the day, however if you think about it, its still warm/hot at night anyway I wouldnt call trying to sleep in 28 degrees cool
I'd vote to change it but school hours here seriously need to be looked at, kids could go 7 - 1 instead of the present system where they are thrown out into the mid day sun
for an hour, which the gov tells us to avoid.
Even with daylight saving it would be light at 5.30 in summer, most kids here are naturally getting up at 5 am anyway.
I'd vote to change it but school hours here seriously need to be looked at, kids could go 7 - 1 instead of the present system where they are thrown out into the mid day sun
for an hour, which the gov tells us to avoid.Even with daylight saving it would be light at 5.30 in summer, most kids here are naturally getting up at 5 am anyway.
Oct 17th 2005, 9:48 pm
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Re: daylight savings queensland
Originally Posted by jad n rich
Main argument (well logical argument) against it seems to be why add another hour of heat to the end of the day, however if you think about it, its still warm/hot at night anyway I wouldnt call trying to sleep in 28 degrees cool
I'd vote to change it but school hours here seriously need to be looked at, kids could go 7 - 1 instead of the present system where they are thrown out into the mid day sun for an hour, which the gov tells us to avoid.
Even with daylight saving it would be light at 5.30 in summer, most kids here are naturally getting up at 5 am anyway.
I'd vote to change it but school hours here seriously need to be looked at, kids could go 7 - 1 instead of the present system where they are thrown out into the mid day sun
for an hour, which the gov tells us to avoid.Even with daylight saving it would be light at 5.30 in summer, most kids here are naturally getting up at 5 am anyway.
I had the same thought about kids goping earlier but then they are home from 1.30 onwards.... thats gonna make a long bloody day with them.
Oct 17th 2005, 9:55 pm
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Re: daylight savings queensland
Originally Posted by Siren & Brian
I had the same thought about kids goping earlier but then they are home from 1.30 onwards.... thats gonna make a long bloody day with them.
Oct 17th 2005, 10:09 pm
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Re: daylight savings queensland
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Could see that causing problems for working parents too? And as soon as we have a pupil-free day here the office is full of kids without daycare
Cheers,
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Oct 17th 2005, 10:12 pm
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Re: daylight savings queensland
Originally Posted by jad n rich
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I'd vote to change it but school hours here seriously need to be looked at, kids could go 7 - 1 instead of the present system where they are thrown out into the mid day sun for an hour, which the gov tells us to avoid.
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I'd vote to change it but school hours here seriously need to be looked at, kids could go 7 - 1 instead of the present system where they are thrown out into the mid day sun
for an hour, which the gov tells us to avoid...
Cheers,
DagBoy
Oct 17th 2005, 10:51 pm
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Re: daylight savings queensland
Originally Posted by DagBoy
I hope you do the right thing and get them making the tea and coffee and doing your photocopying etc. Then you can label it work experience.
Cheers,
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Cheers,
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Oct 17th 2005, 11:16 pm
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Re: daylight savings queensland
Originally Posted by jad n rich
Main argument (well logical argument) against it seems to be why add another hour of heat to the end of the day, however if you think about it, its still warm/hot at night anyway I wouldnt call trying to sleep in 28 degrees cool
I'd vote to change it but school hours here seriously need to be looked at, kids could go 7 - 1 instead of the present system where they are thrown out into the mid day sun for an hour, which the gov tells us to avoid.
Even with daylight saving it would be light at 5.30 in summer, most kids here are naturally getting up at 5 am anyway.
I'd vote to change it but school hours here seriously need to be looked at, kids could go 7 - 1 instead of the present system where they are thrown out into the mid day sun
for an hour, which the gov tells us to avoid.Even with daylight saving it would be light at 5.30 in summer, most kids here are naturally getting up at 5 am anyway.
5am......FFS my daughter growls at me when I drag her outta bed at 7.30am lol and if they had to be at school for 7am would mean they need to be in bed by 6.30pm hmmmm canny see them buyin that lolthey would never see their daddy
Oct 17th 2005, 11:59 pm
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Re: daylight savings queensland
They need about 3 hours of daylight savings to do any good at all. That way we'ed have nice light evenings until 10 and it wouldn't get light at bl**dy 3am !!! 
Oct 18th 2005, 12:06 am
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Re: daylight savings queensland
Me and the Mrs really want to move to Tweed, but this is the only reason we haven't, given that I'd be working in Qld and really don't wanna commute through a time zone gettting home to the Mrs really late in her mind.
Oct 18th 2005, 12:08 am
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Re: daylight savings queensland
Most schools hours are 9am-3pm, with breaks at 11am & 1pm. moving the clocks forward would effectively mean that school hours of 9-3 would be 8am-2pm with breaks at 10 & 12 (in real non daylight savings time). Actually better off for the kids IMO.
Oct 18th 2005, 12:17 am
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Re: daylight savings queensland
Originally Posted by Del Boy
They need about 3 hours of daylight savings to do any good at all. That way we'ed have nice light evenings until 10 and it wouldn't get light at bl**dy 3am !!!
.BTW, Im with you biggy - I have to drag my kids out of bed at 7-7.30am every morning for school - they will happily sleep til 8 or later on weekends if I let them & they are only 7, not teenagers :scared: .
Oct 18th 2005, 1:46 am
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Re: daylight savings queensland
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
2 would be a good compromise .
BTW, Im with you biggy - I have to drag my kids out of bed at 7-7.30am every morning for school - they will happily sleep til 8 or later on weekends if I let them & they are only 7, not teenagers :scared: .
.BTW, Im with you biggy - I have to drag my kids out of bed at 7-7.30am every morning for school - they will happily sleep til 8 or later on weekends if I let them & they are only 7, not teenagers :scared: .
my kids r 9 and 10 god help me when they r teenagers
Oct 18th 2005, 9:52 am
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Re: daylight savings queensland
The question assumes that daylight savings should be used across Queensland when it is really only appropriate for the south-east corner of the state.
There is no reason why the entire state needs to be on the same time zone.
Jeremy
There is no reason why the entire state needs to be on the same time zone.
Jeremy