'A large percentage of the Queensland has not had a say': Brisbane mayor calls for daylight saving trial
Queensland is the only eastern state that does not participate in daylight saving.abc.net.au/news/qld-daylight-saving-trial-adrian-schrinner-/101494710Brisbane's mayor is urging the state government to give daylight saving another go, more than 30 years after it was last trialled.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner today said Queensland residents should have another opportunity to make up their minds, calling on the state government to trial the scheme once again.Lord Mayor of Brisbane Adrian Schrinner has long supported daylight saving in Queensland. "Thirty years ago [was] the last time that Queensland has had the opportunity to experience daylight saving," Mr Schrinner said.
"It's just about having people out and about enjoying the city, the state, the economy, spending money in local businesses — there is a massive injection that can occur," he said.Mr Schrinner said one study estimates Queensland misses out on up to $4 billion without daylight saving. "Queensland is a big state and once you get past the Tropic of Capricorn it's a little different for us here in the north. In summertime, we have sunsets that occur 50 minutes after they occur in Brisbane."