diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/Controller.java b/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/Controller.java
index 847f5603..7d45d39b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/Controller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/controllers/Controller.java
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+import java.util.Timer;
+import java.util.TimerTask;
 
 public class Controller implements Initializable {
     @FXML
@@ -65,7 +68,9 @@ public class Controller implements Initializable {
 
     @Override
     public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
-
+        //DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss");
+        //format.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT-8"));
+        //realTime.setText(format.format(new Date()));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/models/parsers/StreamParser.java b/src/main/java/seng302/models/parsers/StreamParser.java
index a8c7b9d4..deea3184 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/models/parsers/StreamParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/models/parsers/StreamParser.java
@@ -167,6 +167,22 @@ public class StreamParser extends Thread{
         long heartbeat = bytesToLong(packet.getPayload());
     }
 
+    private static String getTimeZoneString() {
+
+        Integer offset = xmlObject.getRegattaXML().getUtcOffset();
+        StringBuilder utcOffset = new StringBuilder();
+        utcOffset.append("GMT");
+        if (offset > 0) {
+            utcOffset.append("+");
+            utcOffset.append(offset);
+        } else if (offset < 0) {
+            utcOffset.append("-");
+            utcOffset.append(offset);
+        }
+        return utcOffset.toString();
+
+    }
+
     /**
      * Extracts the useful race status data from race status type packets. This method will also print to the
      * console the current state of the race (if it has started/finished or is about to start), along side
@@ -182,10 +198,15 @@ public class StreamParser extends Thread{
         int raceStatus = payload[11];
 //        System.out.println("raceStatus = " + raceStatus);
         long expectedStartTime = bytesToLong(Arrays.copyOfRange(payload,12,18));
+
         DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss");
-        format.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+        if (xmlObject.getRegattaXML() != null) {
+            format.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone(getTimeZoneString()));
+            currentTimeString = format.format((new Date (currentTime)).getTime());
+        }
         long timeTillStart = ((new Date (expectedStartTime)).getTime() - (new Date (currentTime)).getTime())/1000;
-        currentTimeString = format.format((new Date (currentTime)).getTime());
+
+
         if (timeTillStart > 0) {
             timeSinceStart = timeTillStart;
             //System.out.println("Time till start: " + timeTillStart + " Seconds");