‘It’s About Time!’

The Daylight Saving for South East Queensland Party

The Daylight Saving for South East Queensland Party (DS4SEQ) is a state political party and was registered with the Electoral Commission of Queensland in December 2008. The founding members of the Party are everyday people, who have no previous political background and no political allegiances.

The Party is a single-issue party and has no other agenda. The Party's sole policy is:

To have Daylight Saving introduced into the South East Queensland region under a dual time zone arrangement.

With neither of the two major parties prepared to change their stance on this topical issue, the Daylight Saving for South East Queensland Party was formed. This ensures that political pressure is applied on the significant issue of Daylight Saving. 

It has been 18 years since the one and only Queensland Referendum on Daylight Saving was held in 1992. In this time, there has been an overwhelming increase in support of Daylight Saving, indicating that the majority of Queenslanders are in favour of its introduction. This support is geographically divided, with the majority of residents in South East Queensland being supportive of Daylight Saving, while the majority of Queenslanders residing outside this region, oppose its introduction. 

To resolve the geographic issue of Daylight Saving within Queensland, logically, a geographic solution should be applied - thus introducing a dual time zone. A dual time zone would assist businesses in the South East region, and would also satisfy the majority of ALL of Queensland's residents, not just the minority, as is currently the case.

Currently, the 'time border' runs through the densely populated Gold Coast-Tweed region, affecting a very large number of people for six months of the year. However, if this border was shifted to a sparsely populated area, north-west of the urbanised South East Queensland region, the number of people disrupted would be significantly reduced.

The issue of Daylight Saving within Queensland requires urgent attention and needs to be addressed appropriately. This issue has been sitting in the 'Too Hard Basket' for so long, that the major parties have become too politically comfortable in remaining with the status quo.

Daylight Saving has become an increasingly more significant issue facing Queensland, and simply ignoring it will not make this go away. Not having Daylight Saving in South East Queensland is denying the needs of business, and denying the people of South East Queensland greater lifestyle opportunities. Daylight Saving is a lifestyle and business choice, and one that the majority of South East Queenslanders would like to have.

For contact details, or to view media releases, the latest brochure, or the Constitution of the DS4SEQ Party, please refer to the 'Contact Us' link above.

Party Membership

If you would like to see Daylight Saving introduced into South East Queensland, then we encourage you to join the Party as a member. To become an Ordinary Member is free. The more Party members we have, the greater the pressure that can be applied to the major parties, on the issue of Daylight Saving. This will ensure that the people of South East Queensland are no longer ignored. Please refer to the 'Join Up' link above.

South East Queensland - beautiful one day...

We all know that Queensland is Australia's finest state to live in. In addition to this, South East Queensland's sub-tropical climate is best suited to enjoy the benefits of Daylight Saving....So how come we don't make the most of it?

It’s About Time!