Barnaby Joyce has issued a rallying cry to volunteers in his bid to retain marginal Nationals seats through word-of-mouth campaigns.
The Nationals leader on Wednesday will campaign in the seat of Page, held by Kevin Hogan on a 3.1 per cent margin.
Page is at threat of a Labor resurgence led by Janelle Saffin who held the seat from 2007 to 2013.
Mr Joyce, who is facing a similar fight in his electorate of New England with the return of independent Tony Windsor, acknowledges both he and Mr Hogan have a tough fight ahead.
But he's rallied supporters - dubbed the "killer canaries" due to their bright yellow T-shirts - to do their best to keep both seats in the hands of the country party.
The deputy prime minister conceded while the Nationals may not have the best social media campaign or the ability to nab newspaper front pages, the party did have old-school tricks.
"The most powerful thing you ever have in politics is your people," Mr Joyce told a group of volunteers in Casino, near Lismore, NSW.
"Every one of you knows five, six, seven people - you change votes."
Mr Joyce will make a sports funding announcement in Lismore before travelling to Bundaberg for a street walk and then on to Gympie.
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