PHP - Date_default_timezone_set

trying to set the default time zone using this
the current time in Sydney is 8:55
but the timestamp is showing as 2011-11-07 13:55:20 just a few hours out.
Code: [Select]

date_default_timezone_set('Australia/Sydney');

if (date_default_timezone_get()) {
    echo 'date_default_timezone_set: ' . date_default_timezone_get() . '<br />';
}

if (ini_get('date.timezone')) {
    echo 'date.timezone: ' . ini_get('date.timezone');
}