Mr Wakefield said he joined the Polished Man movement which was an easy decision after finding out that one child dies every five minutes as a result of violence.

“I’m a father of two beautiful daughters who have enjoyed a fairly privileged upbringing, but it saddens me to know that many other children are not so fortunate,” Mr Wakefield said.

“The Polished Man initiative encourages men and women to paint their fingernails in October to raise money to protect children.”

Social entrepreneur Elliot Costello came up with the idea for Polished Man after a visit to Cambodia where he met a young girl who painted his nails blue and who, he found out later, had been sexually assaulted on a daily basis for two years by her orphanage's director.

Mr Wakefield said he was inspired by the words “it shouldn’t hurt to be a child” on the The Polished Man website.

“It’s pretty simple to paint a nail or two and doing so could make a world of difference to children everywhere,” he said.

Mr Wakefield said he’s never visited a nail salon before and he’s open to polish tips and suggestions.

“I think I’m going to get one of my daughters to paint my nails and, at this stage, I’m unsure of what nail style or colour polish to use,” he said.

Mr Wakefield hopes the Mount Isa public digs deep to help his cause.

“I have set up an online fundraising page on the Polished Man website and I hope to get everyone’s support,” he said.

“I had initially hoped to raise $200, but it’d be great if the community could help me to reach $1000,” he said.

You can support Mr Wakefield’s Polished Man campaign at my.polishedman.com/vaughan-wakefield