[1] The party was established by Fast Bucks (formerly John Christopher Anderson and born Johannes Van De Knapp), who ran a banana and avocado farm in Byron Bay, New South Wales.
It primarily campaigned on environmental issues and derived its name from conservation rather than conservatism.
[2] Although its "world headquarters" were in Byron Bay, the party chose to run in Queensland at the 1984 federal election, standing for the Senate.
[2] During the campaign, Bucks was charged with cultivating marijuana and remanded in custody by the Byron Bay Magistrates Court.
It was reported that he had a long criminal record in Victoria, including convictions for assault, resisting arrest, larceny and criminal damage.