‘Don’t Vote Major’ Momentum Builds

Momentum is building in a political movement that wants change to “take back control of our great nation”.

Don’t Vote Major is an initiative of Mark and Shane Bugge, along with Paul Wyhoon of Cobram, who say they want to “stop the destruction of our rivers, our farmers and our communities”.

“We feel cheated and deceived by the Australian political system and the major political parties,” Mark said.

“It doesn’t matter whether it is the Liberal/National Party Coalition or Labor and the Greens, they are all treating Australian voters like sheep. All they want to do is look after themselves and their mates at any cost,” he added.

Mark and Shane said they have had lots of support for their movement, which they started primarily out of frustration with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and what it is doing to the Murray River communities where they have lived all their lives.

“We’re not farmers, we’re not irrigators, we’re not greenies and we’re definitely not politicians … we are just concerned Aussies who want to stop the destruction of our rivers, our farmers and communities.

“The time for talking to the politicians who are behind the Basin Plan, which is causing so much pain, is well and truly over,” Mark said.

He said Don’t Vote Major wants to shine a light on the need for minor parties and independents to represent us in Parliament, instead of those from major parties who prefer to take huge amounts of money off corporations and foreign entities, then buy votes with smoke and mirrors and false promises through coloured pamphlets and expensive advertising campaigns.

“Our goal is to give hope and choice to Australians who think politicians are ‘all the same’ and ‘nothing will ever change’. It is time to take back some control, and through our campaign we believe we can make a difference,” Shane said.

“It is time to vote out the major parties,” he added. “There is no one party solution and each electorate is different, but the end goal is the same: To stop the damage being caused to our nation by self-interested major parties, and to give our nation some hope.

“We have to do something to bring about change, and this is one way we believe it can be achieved,” Shane said.