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We’ve always had daylight saving in Australia, well certainly since I arrived in 1972, but before that I was brought up with it in the UK. Personally I’ve never been a fan. In the UK when I was a mother trying to get kids to sleep, whilst it was still daylight until 10.30 pm or even later, I disliked it.
During World War One it was a way to save energy resources such as coal, using fewer electric lights and less heating during the lighter evenings and being more productive. Weeks after Germany introduced DST, other countries adopted the idea, including the UK, where it was named British Summer Time (BST).
We live in Western Australia which means the sun sets here over the Indian Ocean, which in turn means we get the most sunlight. Eventually the West Australian people voted not to have DST here. Every so often someone brings up the idea again but the answer is a resounding NO.
Of course some of the reasons given are ridiculous, such as, ‘it’ll fade the curtains’ or ‘the cows will be confused,’ but really? Do we need more sunshine late into the evenings? I’m sure lots of people will say a resounding Yes, but after weeks of temperatures in the high thirties, most of us can’t wait for the sun to sink beautifully, serenely over the ocean.