It means the Boxing Day Test at the ‘G, British backpackers causing a ruckus on St Kilda Beach, and for Melbourne’s kids, it means The Wind in the Willows at the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Figures including Ratty, Mole and Toad have been donated to the Waterside Arts Centre Puppets from an animated version of The Wind in the Willows have returned home 30 years after they were feared ...