James Henstridge on Nostr: I already knew that some towns close to the border between Western Australia and ...

I already knew that some towns close to the border between Western Australia and South Australia used the unofficial "Central Western Time" of UTC+8:45. It seems some other areas are using UTC+9 to avoid the hassle of a quarter-hour time zone.

I guess that means mainland Australia has 7 time offsets in use during the summer months rather than just 6...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-22/outback-wa-properties-strange-time-zones/104542494