Random Qustions I Could Do With Some Help With!

[gwolst77]

Just thought of another question...

What time does it get light and dark during the various months/seasons in Oz?

Do any of the Australian states put there clocks forwards or backwards at certain points in the year, like we do in the UK. Compared to Europe it's probably more logical having different time zones for some of the states, due to the sheer size of the country.

I will be living in Melbourne from the start of September if it helps with your answers

[RockDr]

Best way to protect the little one is to educate him. spiders.com.au is a pretty good summary of what the dangerous ones look like, where they live, temperament etc (as well as what to do if you do get bitten) - WARNING: the images on the home page jiggle occasionally...

Look but don't touch is a very good mantra for a kid. as well as tell someone if you find a dangerous one. The only overly aggressive spider is the sydney funnelweb (only found in Sydney, so you're fine in Melbourne). Most other spiders will run away rather than attack, and will only bite if provoked.

Time zones, there are three main zones (SA and NT are half an hour out from the east coast, just to be different) and WA, NT, QLD don't do daylight savings but the other states do. (Though WA keeps trialling it occasionally).

sunrise/sunset for Melbourne 2012: http://members.iinet.net.au/~jacob/risesetmelb.html