It’s what Zola does every Tuesday afternoon now. She joins Bianca and Omar and Nonna Rosa for their knitting lessons with Teta. Even Ms Divis comes along. They call themselves the Boomerang Street knitting club.

Each week, someone new joins them. This week it’s Leo from next door and his mum, Caroline. She was taught how to knit by her aunty back in Darwin when she was a little girl.

Teta and Leo’s mum are in charge of the patterns. Teta does those with the moon and stars. Every one of them knits a square in a different colour.

‘But how will you share the blanket?’ Mummy says one afternoon, when she comes home early to join them.

‘It’s not for us,’ Zola says.

‘It’s from us,’ Bianca says.

‘We’re going to ask one of the charities to give it to someone who needs it,’ Ms Divis says.

Everyone agrees that’s a good idea, but Zola thinks she has a better one.

‘Ms Divis, do you think we can organise a community fete,’ she asks. ‘Just like the Sunday picnics you went to when you were a little girl.’

‘We can have food stalls,’ Omar says.

‘I think that’s a wonderful idea,’ Ms Divis says. ‘Let’s all write a letter to the council and ask if it’s possible.’

‘I work for the council,’ Leo’s mum says. ‘I’ll take care of the paperwork.’

Zola loves the way everyone agrees on everything, including how yummy Nonna’s biscuits are.

‘Can Monty come over for the next knitting lesson?’ Zola says. ‘He feels lonely at home.’

In the corner, Tim Tam hisses.

‘No!’ Nonna Rosa and Teta say together.

Well, perhaps they don’t agree with Zola on everything.