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Only part of Australia observe daylight saving. Other major cities in the area are Melbourne, Canberra, Newcastle, Wollongong.

Daylight saving starts annually the on first Sunday of October. Daylight saving ends annually the on first Sunday of April. In periods of daylight saving an hour is added to the Local Standard Time.

The regulation of time is a State Government responsibility. Changes to the period of daylight saving may be made by regulation. A referendum held on 1 May proposed that daylight saving should be on a permanent basis. The ballot paper stated: "At present there is a period commonly called 'daylight saving' by which time is advanced by one hour for the period commencing on the last Sunday in October in each year and ending on the first Sunday in March in the following year.