Tourist Information - Daylight Saving Start & End Dates

Australia Daylight Saving Start & End Dates

Changes to Daylight Savings for ACT, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS

From 2008 the ACT, NSW, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania will all start daylight savings on the first Sunday in October and end on the first Sunday in April. This will result in an extra month of daylight saving for the ACT and introduces common start and finish dates in these states.

Begins 2 am EST the first Sunday in October
Ends 2 am EST the first Sunday in April

		Begins turn clock ahead 1 hour	Ends turn clock back 1 hour
2009	Sunday	4 October 2009	4 April 2010
2010	Sunday	3 October 2010	3 April 2011
2011	Sunday	2 October 2011	2 April 2011

Queensland, West Australia and the Northern Territory do not participate in Daylight Saving.