diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index d4c3f39..de73f5f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.format_sql=true
 spring.jpa.hibernate.naming.physical-strategy=org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.PhysicalNamingStrategyStandardImpl
 spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect
 spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.jdbc.time_zone=Australia/Perth
 
 # Spring Security stuff
 spring.autoconfigure.exclude=org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.SecurityAutoConfiguration