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commit 80812b5bcc3669f2f15a79834e689310c444c98c
Author: Paul King <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Feb 20 22:39:16 2023 +1000
additional blog
---
site/src/site/blog/australian-timezones.adoc | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/site/src/site/blog/australian-timezones.adoc
b/site/src/site/blog/australian-timezones.adoc
index 84be845..27894a1 100644
--- a/site/src/site/blog/australian-timezones.adoc
+++ b/site/src/site/blog/australian-timezones.adoc
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ _Summer:_ UTC +11
| Mawson Antarctic Station
|===
-Most countries have whole number zone offsets, but you
-should notice that Australia has many 30-minute offsets too.
+The first thing you might notice, is that's quite a few time zones!
+Secondly, most countries have whole number zone offsets, but you
+should notice that Australia has several 30-minute offsets too.
Ken mentioned that 45-minute offsets are even rarer (3 in the world).
Let's look at Australia's contribution to that exclusive club:
@@ -262,6 +263,8 @@ This has the potential to severely muck up the airlines
_departed-on-time_ stati
Thankfully the airport chooses to operate exclusively on Queensland time to
avoid
any potential confusion.
+image:https://www.wearegoldcoast.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ryanfowlerphotography.jpg[Fireworks
on the Gold Coast,600]
+
Incidentally, if you love to celebrate New Year's Eve, Gold Coast might be the
perfect destination. You can party and watch fireworks in Tweed Heads before
heading
just 10s of metres North to count down to midnight all over again, just one
hour later.
