Junee Public School year 6 students Anna Skewes, Felicity Claydon, Rachel Anderson and Indiana Chilby borrowed the Volunteer Rescue Association’s van and set up on Lorne Street selling baked goods for WIRES – the native wildlife rescue organisation.

“We didn’t like seeing dead animals on the road,” Anna said.

“We wanted to prevent animals dying on the road,” Indiana said.

“We set up a cake stall and cooked some cakes with a little help from our parents,” Felicity said.

“It all started when I did an assignment in class on road kill. It made me realise how much we need the WIRES to help restore these helpless animals back to good health again,” Anna wrote in the school’s newsletter.

With the help of their parents, the four girls cooked a collection of baked goods to sell and raised awareness of what WIRES does.

Their efforts raised $200 and has attracted praise.

“They organised it, publicised it through the school … it was a big effort,” Anna’s mum Adele Skewes said.

Mrs Skewes said it was great to see the students thinking beyond themselves.

“I was very proud of their initiative and sense of awareness, community spirit and to be able to identify a cause and be passionate enough to see it through,” Junee Public School principal Diana McGregor said.

“The success of their street stall is a credit to their drive and leadership,” Ms McGregor said.