End of daylight saving

Daylight saving will end tonight, and I will get an extra hour of sleep. I will be anticipating a Sunday sleep-in, with clocks to be wound back by one hour. In the early hours of tomorrow morning, daylight saving will end.

For those who work nine-to-five, the extra hour of daylight in summer is beneficial. However, people in industries such as agriculture, or those who start before sunrise, often see it as counterproductive to work in the dark.
The further south from the equator you are, the bigger impact daylight saving can have on your daily life.

For those living in Tasmania, an extra hour of daylight in the evening can make a huge difference. However, in Far North Queensland or the Northern Territory, cooler evenings are important to make it through the summer. Scientific research has shown that the annual switch harms health. This is because changing the clock causes a temporary state of misalignment in our internal biological time that can upset the body's rhythm. This can increase the risk of heart attacks and depression.

For those looking forward to light-filled evenings with an after-work picnic, you will have to wait until the first Sunday in October for the return of daylight saving. It starts again at 2.00 am on October 2, 2022.