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Quotes
As Daylight Saving is always
a highly debated topic, the following quotes
illustrate the prevailing views of
Queensland’s State Political landscape.
"I do hope the people
understand that the majority of people
living in south-east Queensland cannot
simply impose their will on a matter that
really does go to a question of lifestyle
and convenience"
- Anna Bligh, Premier of
Queensland, 1 October 2007
“We had a referendum 10 years
ago, which said ‘no’ to daylight saving. My
view is to put that question back to the
public and you wouldn’t do that unless you
thought that the minds of people had
changed”
- Anna Bligh, Premier of
Queensland, 22 August 2008
“The survey results
demonstrate a shift in opinion towards
support of DST since the 1992 referendum”
AC Nielsen review 2007:
Understanding Attitudes Towards Daylight
Saving in Queensland
"Just on the issue of
daylight saving - daylight saving is not a
partisan political issue, it's a
geographical political issue”
- Lawrence Springborg,
Opposition Leader, Liberal-National Party,
10 October 2008
“I just can't understand why
the state government insists on ignoring
daylight saving"
Ron Clarke, Gold Coast Mayor, 2 August 2008
“I am not opposed to South
East Queensland going to a different time
zone to the rest of Queensland”
- Ron McCullough, former
Mayor of Mt Isa, 30 April 2007
“I totally agree (that) the
Premier and the Opposition Leader both have
to govern for the entire state. But if they
were truly thinking of governing for the
whole state they would seriously consider a
dual time zone proposal"
- Jason Furze, DS4SEQ
Spokesperson, 2 October 2008
“It's been 16 years since the
referendum, there are now about 800,000
people on the electoral role who have never
had a say on daylight saving. They deserve
a chance to be heard on this issue"
- Jason Furze, DS4SEQ
Spokesperson, 2 October 2008
“In relation to daylight saving, there has
been a major shift in community attitudes in
Queensland since the 1992 Referendum and
it’s time
to adapt to that changing landscape and
consider a dual time zone concept”
- Jason Furze, DS4SEQ
Spokesperson, 3 October 2008
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