If, for some reason, you’ve ever wanted to be Cher, this is the weekend you get to make it happen.
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This weekend we all get to turn back time (kids, feel free to ask your parents to explain that joke).
That’s because daylight saving ends at 3am on Sunday and you get to turn the clocks back an hour.
Turn back time – geddit? Oh never mind.
Just make sure you turn the clocks back an hour before you go to bed on Saturday night – otherwise you’ll be an hour early for everything on Sunday.
The end of daylight saving is also a good time to replace batteries in your smoke alarms.
Fire and Rescue NSW and the Rural Fire Service has linked it to the end of daylight saving because it heralds the start of the cooler months.
That’s when people bring out heaters and electric blankets and tend to stay indoors at home more often, all of which increase the risk of a house fire.
“Smoke alarms and a home escape plan can give you the early warning and crucial moments needed to safely escape a fire,” NSW RFS superintendent Mark Williams said.
“Only working smoke alarms can alert you and your family, so it is vital that you test your smoke alarms once a month and change the batteries annually.”