The party has shot to notoriety over its extreme opposition to the proposed Wuai Group trade centre development, but it also plans to campaign on the issues of mining, water and wetlands protection.

The purpose of Saturday's meeting is to thrash out a campaign strategy with the selection of a candidate still some time away, but AFP chairman Jim Saleam said there were a "couple of interested people" being considered.

Dr Saleam concedes the party has little chance of attracting a significant number of votes, but said the AFP was hoping to have a significant impact on the election by creating awareness on a number of issues.

"Our major purpose is informational," he said.

"The election period gives us a golden period to put issues out there that the major parties don't want discussed."

The party is modelled on many of the political principles of the original Labor Party according to Dr Saleam, and he describes it as more of a community-based activist party rather than a ballot box movement.

Parallels have been drawn between the AFP and One Nation given their similarities in ideology, but Dr Saleam said the two parties were fundamentally different in their approach, with his party relatively unconcerned about its public perception.

"We're just distributing our message at a grassroots level," he said.

"If you try to compare us with the former One Nation party, Pauline Hanson was always concerned with what a certain group would say about her and tailor her policies accordingly."

The challenge from the AFP has been welcomed by Member for Riverina Michael McCormack, though he hopes any candidate selected has a "genuine interest" in the people and future of the Riverina.

"Too often in past elections, people who don't live in the Riverina and don't have a real grasp of local issues have run," he said.

But Mr McCormack is critical of the AFP's opposition to the Wuai Group development and the way they've expressed their position on it.

"Foreign investment has made this country great and this investment seems to have ticked a lot of the boxes," he said.

"You can prey upon people's ignorance I suppose and their inherent racism if you really want, but when you weigh it all up quite often these projects are going to be beneficial for everyone."

But on the other side of the coin, Dr Saleam has been largely disappointed with the performance of Mr McCormack and The Nationals in recent years, claiming they've betrayed their fundamental principals of standing up for rural Australia.