Daylight saving even longer in SA

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Daylight saving will start three weeks earlier in South Australia this year as part of an ongoing trial to extend the period of summer time.

Industrial Relations Minister Paul Caica said today daylight saving would start on Sunday, October 5 and run to Sunday, April 5, 2009, a week later than usual.

The extra four weeks would bring SA into line with NSW, the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania.

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“An extensive consultation process last year, which resulted in submissions received from almost 7,000 people, told us that two-thirds of South Australians supported extended daylight saving,” Mr Caica said.

The minister said the change would help boost tourism and recreational activities and the government was also mindful of the impact on business if South Australia was 90 minutes behind the eastern states for a four-week period.