Curtain Fading Time Again - Daylight Savings Is BACK!

It’s the time of year that Queenslander’s dread (sorry) when us southerners adjust our clocks and have an extra hour of daylight up our sleeves.

And to make it worse (for them), it’s starting earlier and finishing later than ever before!

In the ACT, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, daylight savings begins this coming weekend, at 2.00am EST on Sunday October 5th. And this time, it goes right through to 3.00am on Sunday 5 April 2009.

In Western Australia, they begin their 3rd and final “trial” year of daylight savings on 26th October, and it ends for them at 3.00am on Sunday 29th March 2009.

If, like me, you have difficulty remembering whether the clocks go forward or back, then just remember this little gem!

Spring forward… (clocks go forward)
Fall (as in Autumn) back. (clocks go back)

And you’ll never be lost for time again!

That is… unless you live in Queensland or the Northern Territory… but you guys get enough sun up there, so you really don’t want any more!!!

Great Fish Here Man…

These guys (and gals?) were captured at lunchtime today outside the Fish Co-op at Laurieton, on the mid-north coast of NSW (just 4.5 hrs north of Sydney, and 30mins south of Port Macquarie).

The weather was a little on the chilly side, so they were probably waiting for their order of hot fish to “go”.

Obviously, there’s some pretty good fish and chips available here… or at least, these pelicans seem to think so!

P.S. Hey Laurieton’s not a bad place to visit… I oughta know ‘cos I now live here