And the Lord spake saying; "Let an extra hour of sunlight bathe the earth in the months from November to March. And let the kiddies play of cricket and soccer and footy in this bounty of light while the elders ponder and drink of Ale around the BBQ and the women prepare salads." "Except in Queensland where I have yet to forgive those bastards for electing Jo Bjelke-Petersen." Along with the sounds of cicadas in the evening and the smell of distant BBQs, nothing heralds the onset of summer like the start of Daylight Savings.

To these people I have a simple solution. We all remember how many days are in each month by saying that little poem 30 days has September, April, June and November etc... but there is also a good one for remembering how to set your clocks to Daylight Savings Time.

A lot of people would know it already but for the rest it goes;

"Ahh Queensland... 1 hour and ten years behind the rest of Australia"

Therefore we wind our clocks forward 1hr every November.