We’re split on daylight saving
Daylight saving on the agenda
TOOWOOMBA residents are split on whether daylight saving should be introduced in Queensland.
The Chronicle took to Facebook to ask readers for their thoughts on the controversial time change, and about 60 per cent of respondents said they did not agree with daylight saving.
About 40 per cent of respondents said they would like to see the clocks put forward by an hour in the summer months.
TOOWOOMBA residents appear to be divided on whether daylight saving should be adopted in Queensland.
The Chronicle asked Toowoomba residents what they thought of daylight saving following the release of a poll in
The Courier Mail that showed two thirds of people living in southeast Queensland wanted to see it introduced across the state.
About 60 per cent of Facebook comments were against any move to introduce daylight savings, while the other 40 per cent were supportive.
Toowoomba businesswoman Kendall Shore said not having daylight savings negatively affected her business.
“We frequently have to order parts from suppliers who are based in New South Wales or Victoria,” Ms Shore said.
“The cut-off time for overnight delivery is (6pm) if all is well at their end.
“Daylight saving time means those parts may not get here for the next day, if the job is a late one. Put simply, daylight saving costs downtime and money for Queensland businesses.”
Loren Waites said she had recently moved to Toowoomba from a state that had it.
“(I) loved being out in the yard ‘till 7pm in summer when it’s cooler but still light and would be very happy to see it come back,” she said.
Terry Green said having lived in a daylight saving state he believed the only downside of it was getting the kids to bed at 7.30pm when it was still light.
Richard Johnstone had a work around solution for those who wanted it.
“If you need to stay outside longer strap a torch to your head and go your hardest,” Mr Johnstone said.
Michael Gerard Towler said he was concerned about his curtains.
“Your curtains will also fade more quickly during daylight saving. Another reason not to have it,” he said.
Don Pruhdome said he was against any plans to introduce daylight saving.
“It’s only good for office workers or those that spend an hour driving to work,” he said.