Daylight saving ends in the early hours of Sunday morning and while many of our smartphones will adjust automatically, it is time to turn those clocks back one hour.
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But has the annual time change – extended in 2007 – gone on too long?
State Member for Tweed Geoff Provest looks set to introduce a private member’s bill to the lower house in about two weeks.
It is expected to call for daylight saving to end on the first Sunday in March, instead of the first Sunday in April.
Mr Provest is advocating that his NSW Liberal Party colleagues get a “free vote” on the bill.
“If they do, I think it will be successful,” he told the Daily Liberal.
Mr Provest said the bill was not seeking debate on daylight saving “per se”.
He said the practice remained “very divisive” with NSW residents and politicians either for or against it.
But many were finding common ground on the issue of duration, Mr Provest reported.
“The majority of Liberals and even Labor people I’ve spoken to have come to the same conclusion,” he said. “Whether they are for or against it, at the end of the day they agree that it goes on too long.”
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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are urging residents to check their smoke alarms are in good working order when they change their clocks.
FRNSW Acting Commissioner, Jim Hamilton said last year marked the 10th anniversary of smoke alarm legislation in NSW.
“Due to dust, humidity and age, smoke alarms need to be replaced at least every 10 years,” he said.
“When householders turn their clocks back at the end of Daylight Saving, we are also urging them to check whether their smoke alarms have reached their use-by date and, if they have, to replace them.”
In NSW, all dwellings must have at least one working smoke alarm per level. So must campervans and caravans. FRNSW recommends having smoke alarms installed in all bedrooms and interconnected for maximum protection.
Acting Commissioner Hamilton said a fire could take hold in just three minutes, filling your home with deadly smoke.
“A working smoke alarm gives you vital seconds to get out before you’re overcome,” he said.
