CITIZENS Against Daylight Saving (CAD) have renewed calls for daylight saving to be scrapped.
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The proposal to abolish daylight saving was heard by councillors at Wednesday night’s Gunnedah Shire Council (GSC) meeting at Curlewis Community Hall.
Councillors heard the proposal and request for action put forward in a letter by CAD’s Judith Law, but chose to defer the request to the state government for consideration.
Cr Owen Hasler spoke in favour of shortening the daylight saving period at the meeting.
“Personally I would be all for shortening daylight saving by at least a month,” Cr Hasler said.
“However, I don’t think council is in a position to support the removal of daylight saving all together, as I feel it is more of a state government issue.”
CAD leader Judith Law said she was pleased council will take the proposal to the state government.
“It is a big issue,” Mrs Law said.
“Council have been terrific to us over the years and I really want to thank them for taking the time to look at our submission.”
Mrs Law said she was unsure if her latest move to shorten or scrap daylight savings would be successful.
“I think that depends on how far council take it with the state government,” she said.
“At the end of the day we have put in a lot of effort for our members and we would be nothing without them so it would be nice to see this issue pushed really hard.”
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Over the years there have been several calls to alter daylight saving in NSW, including a failed push in state parliament last year to shorten daylight saving.
Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson pushed for the shortening in state parliament last year and told The Namoi Valley Independent on Wednesday afternoon he will continue to fight to shorten daylight saving.
“We are seeing it at the moment, people are getting up at 7am in the morning and it’s still dark which is ridiculous,” Mr Anderson.
“I have felt for a long time that daylight saving in NSW is too long.
“I would like to see it shortened to just include the months between November and February, just the summer months.
“Rest assured I will continue to fight to shorten daylight savings in parliament and at every level I can.”
Billy Jupp
Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.
Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.
