December in Melbourne (and most of Australia) is a wind-down month. Over the week between Christmas and New Years many jobs essentially stop as we have three pu

December in Melbourne (and most of Australia) is a wind-down month. Over the week between Christmas and New Years many jobs essentially stop as we have three public holidays (which will always fall on week-days) across six days and people tend to take the opportunity to travel and enjoy the nicer part of summer. People just don't put in the work in December.