Well its OFFICIAL as stated by Ms Charlie Marringo of The Department of Education/Training and Employment which is the Administration body of The Northern Territory Department of Education in that Local Government Officials still insisting in NOT recognising our CITY of Palmerston " but instead calling it Palmerston and The Rural Area.

It has to be noted that when I had good cause to date 25-February-2008 to make contact with our Northern Territory Education Department concerning making enquiries to contact the local " truancy officer " due to suspected " truancy " from our public high school here in our City of Palmerston.

I had problems in that " Telstra Directory " did not know ANY number for any Northern Territory " truancy officer " or it seems the correct phone number for " The Northern Territory Department of Education " instead this turned out to be NOT the Northern Territory Department of Education but rather its known as " The Department of Education/Training and Employment " on phone number 89995659.

On phoning this " The Department of Education/Training and Emplyment " where I first talked to a chap called " Joe " and on asking him if I could speak to the " Truancy officer " he said he did not know who that would be ?.

I asked if I had the right contact detail being that I was looking for " The Northern Territory Department of Education " I was assured I did come to the right place but that its now called " The Department of Education/Training and Employment " so could I hold.

After a short time on hold the phone opened up and I was transfered and I could hear it ringing and at the other end I got to talk to a person who introduced herself " Shiela " " I had to ask for her full name as I gave her my full name she then stated that she was " Shiela Day " I once again described that I was looking for the local " truancy officer " in that I had a few major concerns seeing how that even the local NT News paper some months ago stated about the amount of children absent from school at which point " Shiela Day " said she could not help me but that she would transfer me to some one a bit higher up that would know more about this and her name is " Donna "at which point I was once again put on hold.

When the phone rang at the other end I got to talk to a person who firstly introduced herself as " Donna " I had to ask for also her full name which turned out to be " Donna Ballwin " after some what of a pause from her I also once again gave my details and name to her even my phone number so on speaking to " Ms Donna Ballwin " I aired my concerns concerning these children and their safety in them being out of school grounds.
In that I was looking to make contact with the local " truancy officer " about all these children that have been and were coming from the Palmerston City High School and walking up Tilston Ave to Elrundie at various times of the morning and afternoon out of school hours seeing how school hours have been posted as 8.20 Start with recess at 10.50 to 11.20 am and again Lunch at 1.20pm to 1.40pm so how could all these unsupervised children be allowed to just walk around at all other times in between times !.

I also asked " Donna Ballwin " in that don't they have to have registration between classes at all for attendance as with out it how does the school know if even that child is in attendance at all for that class let alone even being in attendance at school at all ?.

However the fact is we have observed School children walking freely around in different ages and heights today 25-February-2008 since before 9am walking away from school and indeed this is not the first time either we are talking over many months in small grounps up to 4 or 7 at a time and then you have the stragglers of 1 or 2 at a time.

However what was noted with my conversation with " Ms Donna Ballwin " at The Department Education/Training and Employment where many things including some what a reluctant attitude which was more in the down side than one can convey on this now my " Complaint of Commitment " along with her complete lacking of the care for these children being out of school at all let alone her own statement of fact to me concerning there being " NO truancy officer " what so ever for whole The Northern Territory.

Note: I would ask as to why was the last " truancy officer " not replaced at all seeing the fact that was some 4 years ago so for what reason could the education department give for not replacing a truancy officer which in turn would be ensuring the parents of attendance of their children at school but to only have but one truancy officer for the whole of the Northern Territory .....come on get real as I am wondering where the funding for truancy officers has mysteriously gone to.

I was and am some what perplexed on that score in the fact that there is NO " truancy officer " at all in the whole of the Northern Territory let alone just none being at this school seeing too that its a public school and there is not only Government sponsored children but also paying familys that pay good moneys to send theire children to that school to be taught correctly.
I believe I am correct when I state that it is a requirement under law to have a " truancy officer " or office one at least as how then can any school give grading if they don't know for a FACT if that child is in attendance or not ?.

Also one main other point that also stood out through out in my conversation with " Ms Donna Ballwin " was her insistance and constant referal to the school being at " Palmerston & in The Rural area " !.

I completely find this odd indeed coming from any Northern Territory Government Official Department in NOT it seems knowing its own Northern Territory. Seeing too however that even the high school have insisted in calling itself Palmerston High School and these Teachers and administrators have been insisting in doing so for some 8 years now after the fact that our CITY of Palmerston was declared to be a CITY in 2000.

This is also odder even still in that this school has some children going to it whose parents are indeed Northern Territory Government Officials.
When I informed " Ms Donna Ballwin " of the FACT concerning our CITY of Palmerston being indeed a CITY she did not want to know but stated that they know its a CITY and everyone can assume that too locally but we still insisted on calling it " Palmerston & Rural area " and not Palmerston City.
when I interjected and said don't you then mean " Palmerston City & Rural area " " Ms Donna Ballwin " stated that she did not want to get into an argument over this as far as she is concerned its " Palmerston & Rural area ".

As a resident and taxpayer in The City of Palmerston I did object to that statement by her seeing too how the Northern Territory Government capitalised on that fact along with putting up ALL rates and taxes when Palmerston City was declared and I object to having to assume anything concerning our CITY at all other than the posted declared Facts as being a CITY so what is wrong with these people.

I stated to " Ms Donna Ballwin " that there is NO argument as to the FACT of our CITY as it has already been declarrd a CITY since 2000 and I would wonder as to why she " Ms Donna ballwin " and The Department of Education/Training and Employment " and indeed The Northern Territory Government have not ALL accepted that fact and complied.

I also stated that thy could all be sued for continually stating incorrectly anything other than that FACT !.

" Ms Donna Ballwin " did not seem concerned.

So I would now indeed wonder as to the whole standard of education here in The Northern Territory and to our Northern Territory Government Official let alone at that school which has posted itself to be " Palmerston High School " instead of correctly stating it to be " The Palmerston City High School ".
Indeed I would question ALL its administrators and teachers of that school just as to what other abuse are they inflicting on these our children along with that on the residence of The City of Palmerston.
In that School along with " The Department of Education/Training and Employment " NOT informing these children and indeed Australia correctly of the true facts regarding our CITY so what else are they NOT doing correctly.

I would also wonder greatly as to The Local and Northern Territory Government and its Education Minister up here in the Northern Territory for ( Her ) administration of The Department of Education/Training and Employment in them not also having been complying with declared lawfull acts covering our CITY of Palmerston.

In them ALL also having been also miseducating our son's and daughters in getting them all to not acknowledging the true FACTS concerning our City of Palmerston since is it not what it is supposed to be their criteria of education in dealing with FACTS.

It seems NOT at least up here in the Northern Territory but to also completely ignore these children in just where they do live which is in The City of Palmerston but to have them also live and perpetuate a lie about the true facts of just where they live let alone being misrepresented in broadcasting by way of Multi Media to other schools across Australia as well as international to others is intolerable.

Note: My how things have changed indeed in that fantasy and wishful thinking becomes fact and Fact's are thrown out the window.

I would then have to ask how then can an incorrectly stated " Government School " get and obtain any funding of any kind when its been incorrectly stated in it NOT being correctly recognised as a CITY.
Along with this then it would also having been incorrectly stated for insurance for our children let alone even being legal at all in any sense under the law and what of the parents of these children who pay good moneys out to this school and indeed just how then are they paying it too ?.

All this is now having been confirmed and coming from our Northern Territory Government Official's in that Department of Education/Training and Employment administration still insisting in NOT complying with the lawfully declared act of complaints covering our CITY of Palmerston in that our old Township of Palmerston was lawfully declared to be " The City of Palmerston " in 2000 and that of the lawfull acts of coverage concerning Children.

I find all these facts of non compliance and miseducation and abuse of children done over some 8 years now very hard to take at any level of education what so ever.
But even harder to take from so called educators but here we have " The Department of Education/Training and Employment " our so called " Educators " of our children are getting away with this and they are in turn supposed to be the educators of children in which such misinformation is being allowed to be taught too along with having been broadcasted by The Department of Education/Training and Employment when the education is supposed to be based on facts !.

Note: The damage that is being done to our children is more than you care to know if you think about it all.

I was also once again told by " Ms Donna Ballwin " that she would transfer me to some one higher up and once again I was indeed transfered to a person who introduced herself as " Charlie " once again I had to ask her full name which turned out to be " Ms Charlie Marringo " who seemed to be informed of at least some of my concerns concerning children leaving the school grounds, smoking, and generally putting themselfs in danger.

I was also asked by " Ms Charlie Marringo " if I had children at school myself I did reply to her in saying " NO thank god all my children have all grown up " but it's the concern of all the community to take note of where children are and to their Education Safety,Security and Care of Children.

Also along with many points I put to " Ms Charlie Marringo " it was also her some what too reluctant attitude that came across at one point and I did point out to " Ms Charlie Marringo " was the fact that ANY child out side the school ground is NOT covered under the insurance act and are only covered " To and From school in other word to go directly to school and to leave school they go directly home " but at no other time are they covered so why are all these children walking around out side the school grounds and just where is the " truancy officer ".

This " Ms Charlie Marringo " stated once again that there is " NO " truancy officer at all in the Northern Territory ? and what would I like her to do about all this seeing that all this does not come under her jurisdiction ?.

Also it was stated by " Ms Charlie Marringo " why did I contact the department in the first place instead of contacting the school concerned in that I would be better off contacting " The Palmerston High School " myself if I am that concerned " since you are now doing your good deed for today so far ".
perhaps make contact with the school principal her name is " Jenny Nash " as all this is not really my job covering this sort of thing it would be better dealing with the school !.
At which point you made your excuses and got off the phone in a very nice manner.

I was then given the phone number of what was stated to be " The Palmerston High School " on 89350222 and that " Ms Charlie Marringo " would contact the school and perhaps let " Jenny Nash " know I was going to call ?.

Personal Note: I would have to ask why would you do that " Ms Charlie Marringo " after all you just told me to deal with the School myself ?.
At which point " Ms Charlie Marringo " I am impressed with you in perhaps preempting the school on this matter seeing that you don't want to know.
I would have to state that you and " Amanda Vanstone " share something in common when it comes to responsibility you dont want to take the responsibility you like to pass the buck but look forward to the pay.

Yes indeed we did made contact with " The Palmerston City High School " whoops slip of the toungue there the " Palmerston High School " and got what appears was the switch board operator and spoke to a woman calling herself " Gay " in that when we asked to speak to the school principal " Jenny Nash " we were told that the school principal " Jenny Nash " was busy and in a meeting.
We were asked what was it all about and we repeated most of the above concerning facts and that of suspected " truancy " from that school at which point " Gay " stated very clearly that it was a BIG problem and there are a lot of children not accounted for most times so along with that " Gay " took our names and contact information like everyone else did so far to date and said she would get the school principal " Jenny Nash " to call us back ASAP.

However at 1.11pm today 25 February 2008 I got a suprise call back from a person introducing her self once again as " Charlie " on the phone to me and yes indeed which turned out to be " Ms Charlie Marringo " saying that she had contacted the school principal " Jenny Nash " and now also a " David Mc Clean " and I would be better off taking to " David McClean " on 89350222 I would wounder just how is this " David McClean " was now also it being given to me a new contact at Palmerston High School seeing the fact I was firstly told that the school principal is " Jenny Nash "
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Along with " Ms Charlie Marringo " was also still her lack of concern concerning for the children and in not also having a " truancy officer " and in her speaking to the school principal " Jenny Nash " that Ms Charlie Marringo stated back to me that " PROBABLY THE KIDS HAVE A LEAVE PASS TO BE OUT OF SCHOOL stated to her by the school principal " Jenny Nash " so all is well.
But if you have further concerns you can now contact " David Mc Clean " on 89350222 I found that " Ms Charlie Marringo " was still coming across with a very bad attitude in being some what now more of a smarty along with her glib remarks on the phone to me concerning these major concerns along with some what developing into out right belligerance and hostility toward me even concerning being a resident of the City of Palmerston seeing too that she was in Darwin City her self.

Note: I would have to wonder what ever happened to the First contact being as the school principal that I was told was that being " Jenny Nash " so who exactly is " David Mc Clean " ?.

Also " Ms Charlie Marringo " attitude had change drastically from the first time I had spoken to her in that she was very much coming across as being a smart mouth with her glib comments but now in that her whole persona was that of being very belligerant and very nonshalont indeed in as far as she stated " As her department is concerned " in that the school being under and called " Palmerston & Rural area " that what it is of no other concern concerning that department along with also that she and the department did not care to know what ever the school wants to call itself being Palmerston High School instead of Palmerston City High School she did not want to know.

" My response " I ask her if she would not then mind if I contact the ACMA on these matters of her department mis representation of our City or indeed me contacting the Minister for Education in that one also as yous can be sued for falsely mispresentation after a declared fact.

" Ms Charlie Marringo " response was look I don't care to know about the ACMA so do what you like but I don't think the minister up here would not even entertain you either as she got more things to do and I have got bigger fish to fry than talking to you so do what ever makes you happy.

" My response " So you don't also care of the children and the damage you have been and are doing to them in letting this happen nor to the fact that some of these children are smoking during school hours or the fact you are ignoring a declared act of compliance in this your defiance of the fact concerning The City of Palmerston I did also hear the Minister of Education in he stating very clearly that the Education system in this country is very concerned about child welfare and abuse of chldren as stated by him late last year about also the rights of the child to education on his address in parliament.

" Ms Charlie Marringo " The Minister of education is a SHE.

" My response " NO I was not talking about The Northern Territory Government Minister but rather that of The Federal Minister of Education your boss being the bottom line.
Which I am more than sure would listen to what we have been seeing and now hearing from you along with your present attitude as its clear to me that none of our so called local government officials have been listening either. Because if indeed yous were and have had been listening then you would have been complying with the facts concerning our City of Palmerston for the past 8 years. So why have yous not been complying with the law on that score let alone not having a " truancy officer " which is also in breach of the acts of compliance.

I would wonder if you would care at all if I applied for an audit to be done on yous or make an application for the reduction in you budget seeing how youdont care for children and don't want to know !

" Ms Charlie Marringo " Look go your hardest and knock yourself out as I dont think the Minister would bother !.

" My response " So you would also not mind if I contact the " ACMA " on this today then seeing that you are also dealing with the Mult Media side of things even at School as you are supposed to be teaching children and would you not also not mind if I posted what I found today on my web site along with making now a " Formal complaint of commitment " against you and your whole Department seeing also you speak from the Northern Territory Minister of education as well.

" Ms Charlie Marringo " Look knock yourself out and as for the ACMA have I done somthing wrong as am shaking in my boots already hehe you go for it.

" My response " Ok Ms Charlie Marringo I will do so now so you have a nice day that way ...bye

Lines of Resultion, Notes and Observations:

I have as of late this very day 25 February 2008 have applied too for the involvement of " The Australian Communications & Media Authority ( ACMA ) " along with involvement of " The Federal Minister for Education " and for their fullest nemesis concerning all these matters right across the board.
Along with other departments as appointed and for the correction to be done at schooling level in teaching children the correct information concerning our City of Palmerston. Also the name change be done right across the board in your data base and at The Ministerial level within our Northern Territory Covernment in them also to show the correctness and compliance under the law in all acts of compliance right down the line at seeing also the fact that it was the palmerston City Council that has contributed to the make over of that school along with its new adult educational wing paid by residents and taxpayers of the city of palmerston.

So far today we have heard nothing back what so ever from the school principal " Jenny Nash " at all even after close of the school today and I am now writing this artical at the local time of 7.50pm tonight 25 February 2008.

As to WHY ALL Northern Territory Covernment Administrators and Managers seem to choke on the words in continually failing to recognise our CITY OF PALMERSTON when concerning that FACT I would question yous all seeing the fact that yous are not shy in coming forward for your pay packets.

Its always nice to see how The Northern Territory Government and even the Local Northern Territory Minister for Education schools her own departments heads in not caring to know or in the acts of compliance concerning ( The Safety,Security and Care of Children ) in our Northern Territory Schools and in teching them correctly.

Let alone all of the above is their own continued assault on our childrem in feeding and broadcasting such misinformation to them which is their own form of de-education to children and as we know once something is learnt incorreclty its very hard to change which is an insult to parents and the residents and taxpayers of The City of Palmerston.

Today I learned something else which is important in that its NOT always children that have to learn but so do so called Adults and if these Adults don't want to learn or know where they are standing then what business have they got in teaching our children at all.

I will now proceed I do hope that I have made myself transparently clear to all concerned and hope that parents take note.

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