[Zope] Timezone problem

Hi I have zope 2.6.2 running on redhat linux 7.3. linux date = Sat Jul 31 12:04:29 EST 2004 which is correct for eastern australian time where the server is located. Unfortunately the zope server internal workings are 14hr behind, so i assume it is running on US/Eastern. Is there a way to set the server default timezone for the zope server, or is this a linux issue? I can't seem to find any info about this anywhere. Thanks for any help. Drew