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Daylight saving debate reignited in Queensland

Brisbane's Deputy Mayor has reignited the daylight saving debate, arguing the "yes vote" would succeed in Queensland if a referendum was held today.

His thoughts are backed by mayors across the southeast, but there's still strong opposition in the north and west.

And on a day when the sun wasn't shining in the southeast, gaining an extra hour of sunlight was a hot topic.

'I've always been a supporter of daylight savings,' said Brisbane's Lord Mayor, Graham Quirk.

'We're the sunshine state lets start using it, it's a no brainer,' said Ipswich Mayor, Paul Pisasale.

21 years after the daylight savings referendum, Brisbane deputy mayor Adrian Schrinner said there's new support to wind Queensland's summer clocks forward.

'If you take into account there's an extra 600 thousand voters in SEQ since that time, there's a pretty good chance the yes vote would win,' he said.

Mayors across the southeast have backed the idea

Paul Pisasale said, 'I loved it because I could get home and spend some time with the kids in the backyard that's the most important thing, have extra time with the your family.'

But some in northern and western parts of Queensland see a darker side.

'It made life harder for families especially mothers and children,' said Cairns Mayor, Bob Manning.

The state government said it's not on their agenda and the LNP is standing by its election commitment not to bring in daylight savings.

'Queensland is a very big state and that is why we settled it once and for all before the election,' tourism minister, Jann Stuckey said.

The summer debate ticks on.