Under the previous system, bus operators were paid from the time they collected the first department approved passenger - which could be a student or escort until they dropped off the last passenger. This allowed for longer runs to be paid exorbitant amounts, while unescorted runs only got paid from the first student to the last student.
Under the new system, bus operators are paid a 15% bonus for having an escort, with the pay being determined from the first student picked up to the last student dropped off. They are no longer paid for the time an escort is on the bus.
One operator told Carenne Gate they considered the changes unfair.
"We have a 300 kilometre a day run, that we used to be paid the whole amount for. Now we are paid for 175 kilometres a day, with each kilometre paid far less than before," said the operator.
"If it keeps going, we will just stop our bus runs and find something else to do. It's no longer viable."
A source in the Assisted School Travel Unit told Carenne Gate that she believed the tender process and the new rates were bought in to stop rorting. "You can not believe how complicated the old system was, and how easily you could rort it," said the whistleblower.
"The new system was supposed to simplify how everything worked and stop the rorts."
Another departmental official told Carenne Gate that the new system was bought in as a recommendation of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
"The ICAC received a number of complaints involving the former special student transport and looked into how it was ran. They found it was poorly ran and was open to corruption and favourtism,"
"You would have rouge operators such as one in this area which would put down more kilometres than they were traveling and who were getting in some cases double what some of the others were getting,"
"The ICAC said it was befit with massive issues," said the official.
Once again, the NSW Department of Education and Communities has failed a key program for disabled students in the state.
56 comments:
Jeremy Russell was a fine example of ripping AST off.
This and other matters will be addressed by the Assisted School Travel Association - http://assistedtravel.blogspot.com formed today in Strathfield.
Our first order of business is getting paid for last month. If we are not paid we expect to stop-work, disrupting services state wide until we are paid.
Carenne Support Limited put down more kilometres than they are traveling and can be proven.
He did not rip AST off at all.
Carenne support has never overcharged for kilometers and I challenge you to show everyone the the evidence that you have to prove this rather than your own statements.
Thought you all might want to know Lee Churches has been doing casual teaching at Lithgow High support unit
She some how got approval for casual teaching as Peter Harvey wrote a letter to Staffing and EPAC saying that the allegations about her that were pending before she retired were part of some vexatious campaign against Carenne School so she was give the green light for casual teaching.
Peter Harvey has told Lithgow High to not inform any members of the public she is casual teaching there as they are trying to keep it secret that she is casual teaching.
LIAR
Simone Russell"hatho" posted on this blog that you forged Jenny O'Neill's Kilometres Mary Housler"Mary H'
Yes he did Mary Housler"Mary H"
People posting on this blog is not evidence and Hatho is not Simone Russell. It is only gossip and rumors that Hatho is Simone Russell.
This claim has been subject to a through investigation by Police Internal Affairs, EPAC and Privacy NSW.
They found there is no evidence to show it is the case that any staff members of Carenne or the Department post on this blog.
They found it was the case that disgruntled people such as parents, the carters and Julie Brown posting under different names and making it look like these posts were coming from Carenne staff or DET staff and that the comments on this blog are not coming from employees of Carenne or the Department.
I have not forged any kilometers at any time and this is most likely a lie from some like Jenny O'Neil posting under the alias hatho.
LIAR
Mary Housler"Mary H" you are a liar,there is proof that hatho is Simone Russell and nedkelly is Margaret Rowe and carennetruth is Lee Churches and jrosenberg is Lucy Thornton all EX STAFF and CURRENT STAFF MEMBERS,Which will be used when Julie Brown brings the ABUSE and CORRUPTION going on at CARENNE PUBLIC SCHOOL BATHURST NSW 2795 out to the PUBLIC ATTENTION.
Again this is just rumors and the people who post under those names are just making stories up which give the impression they work at Carenne or have worked there as well as falsely claiming they work at Carenne.
These claims have been investigated numerous times and the police have the ip address of the people who use this blog from blogger and have traced it back to people's internet connections and none of the internet connections is in any way linked to Carenne or DET employees.
The large majority were found to be parents of children at Carenne or other schools in Bathurst as well as conspiracy theorists from outside the Bathurst region.
Those users are disgruntled people such as Jenny O'Neil, Shane French, Julie Brown, the carters and a bunch of other angry people who use those user names to post lies and slander.
The people you have named do not use this blog and your evidence is simply nothing more than gossip or speculation at best.
LIAR PORTER
your the one telling fibs.
I am also not Porter
BULLSHIT PORTER
He did not rip off anyone. How did he rip off of AST he was considered an excellent employee by Carenne Support and it was a shame when he resigned.
You should stop slandering innocent people
The NSW Department of Community Services is taking action in the Children's Court in regards to Shane French's kids.
I was overjoyed to hear this news at last the kids are going to be so much better off with DOCS intervention
The Department are getting a court order so as to require him to seek mental health treatment, to not make comments on internet websites concerning issues surrounding the kid's education and to take his kids to sexual abuse counselling and accept the directions of DOCS concerning the children.
This is an excellent situation and I understand that Carenne School staff are going to give evidence in court regarding Mr French and his abuse of the children.
Hopefully Shane will get the help he needs for paranoid delusions he has about Carenne
Maybe Sea snitch can confirm your lies Porter?
He did rip thr AST off and he didn't resign he got the sack by the DET Christine Porter
Jeremy Russell time sheets would only have to match the driver's time sheets when he was employed as a escort and my bet is they don't Porter!
More BULLSHIT from Janelle Kemp "Blog of lies".
The Department wants to take a court on you Janelle Kemp for deframing Parents on this blog with your LIES.
Did the same person from DOCS tell you this Janelle Kemp,the person who revealed CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION about the French Family BEFORE in which you revealed?
Well that Austin woman at West Bathurst school is a paranoid delusional creature as well. She thinks it's alright to sit at her desk in the front office gobbling vegemite on toast and refusing to do her job. She also snarls and spits out rough language if anyone asks her a question. She ignores us parents when we are standing waiting at the window about important things - the children. She is the vilest, most insolent, rudest, filthiest, roughest 'woman' (that is a questionable 'title' indeed as she wears men's clothes and no bra, makeup or anything feminine at all), I've ever laid eyes on and I want to know how she keeps a job. She saunters in at 9 oclock or later and gets out of there as quick as possible every day. She talks rubbish and lies about her 'horses' which she knows nothing about, and tells people she has a Vet degree and a physiotherapy degree and who knows what other 'degrees'. She cannot even string words together intelligently and her dishonesty is appalling indeed. Why do the public have to be subjected to this ignorance and assault?
Yeah an I seen er abusing that kind lady wot works there some days (Burnees somthing). She a real cow and got a dirty mind and a foul mouth. Do they no she abuses evrywun? Why don't nowun make her beyave erself? She shoodun be workin at a skool if yer ask me.
Ow come that Katon Crawford is workin at that west school? He is not a sootable egzample fer the kids to coppy and if he gets it in is hed e aint gonna work an somwun trys to make im work eel go rite off Im tellin yous.
The Austin women at Bathurst West is a dedicated employee and does not deserve to be subject of an attack which is motivated by sexism.
She is a dedicated employee who goes out of her way to help the students of Bathurst West.
She is there to help the parents with there inquires and attends to the needs of anyone who attends the office in an efficient, friendly and customer service oriented manner.
Your remarks about her are completely sexist. She is a qualified vet and physiotherapist. She has never acted in a dishonest manner.
She is a valuable asset to Bathurst West and Bathurst West should be grateful they have her on staff.
What are you talking about this lady does not abuse anyone.
She is not a cow and it is clearly an offensive remark about a lovely lady which has been made by an dirty aboriginal who has a dirty mind.
She abuses no one and she behaves herself. While I am at Clem Smith you might want to go back to school as your language ability is clearly a disgrace.
Katon Crawford is an outstanding young man and is the perfect role model for aboriginal kids.
The reason he is working at the school is that he is the best person for the job. He was selected on merit and was given the job over several other persons.
I note that the local aboriginal community agreed Katon was the best person for the job.
He is highly respected by the kids and the school community.
Selected on merit like all the jobs at carenne hey lee you liar.
What Concerned Parent posted must be true if you say it's not lee churches is austin when of your cronnies lee ?
You are a RACIST piece of shit Lee Churches.
Bullshit! She boasts about wearing her husbands castoff clothes and refuses to wear anything feminine at all. She has a foul mind and a foul mouth and she does so abuse kids and adults alike. She boasts about her son and his missus robbing things, lying, stealing, ripping off the system and so on and thinks it a huge joke. She wears stolen clothes and flaunts stolen things like mobile phones etc. She is one of the lowest forms of life and for some reason she's kept on just because she is such a lowlife and will lie and cheat for anyone else too.
You are a liar, cheat and utter dropkick. He has never been 'outstanding' in anything but doing his block, swearing, fighting and walking out on his responsibilities. How come he can never be found at the school? He keeps on going missing - maybe walkabout? What a bloody joke this is.
Completely racist. This is nothing more than a racist attack on Katon.
He has never used offensive language at Bathurst West or involved himself in fights at Bathurst West.
He is well respected by the staff and students of Bathurst West.
He does not go missing he takes approved leave that he is legally entitled to take like any other employee.
Her sense of fashion is her business and it is quite ridiculous that you have sunk to a new low attacking someone because of there fashion choices and because you have a bigoted view that females should only dress a certain way.
I have news for you concerned parent we live in the 21st centauary where the rights of women are respected and your idea that females have to dress a certain way is clearly out of date.
She is entitled to dress how she pleases unless it is breach of DEC guidelines while at work.
She has never abused staff or students and she has provided excellent administrative support to the school.
Her Son and her son's wife do not rob things, steal or rip off the system and the claim is completely unfounded. She does not also boast about them doing these things.
She does not have stolen property or use stolen property.
Again these claims are without evidence and are just made by someone who has a mind in the gutter and is a dirty slut of an aborigine
Michael Aud another klan member
AULD the RACIST
Auld the LIAR
Auld the LIAR
What is she your friend too Auld as well as Lee Churches, You two are a pair of LIARS.
The truth's out 'carennetruth', looks like Toni Mcdonald's posting under this moniker! These misspellings and dreadful English are how she speaks and writes! AND the speil about Austin is exactly the same as the one she gave us parents. All a pack of lies and we knew it because there's at least one lever arch file of written complaints from parents and citizens against that Austin woman and her attitudes, behaviour and deceit openly displayed for all. She used Austin, probably still is because Austin doesn't have a conscience, never has had one, never will have one and will lie and cheat and steal until the day she dies because that's all she knows. Oh and by the way as if a qualified Vet would sit at a desk gutsing down vegemite on toast in public and accepting a pittance income? As if a qualified physiotherapist would do likewise - what a f***ing joke! Whatever anyone else has achieved, she automatically adopts as her own achievement. She's a PATHOLOGICAL LIAR.
WB Concerned Parent,This Austin woman sounds like carennetruth is a PATHOLOGICAL LIAR.
My nieces and nephews attended west Bathurst school and I happen to know that the Austin woman is vile and rude. She takes delight in seeing others uncomfortable and openly admits it 'gives her her kicks' upsetting others. When the principal is away, her true colours come through and she is even worse. District office in Bathurst has received many complaints about her but have done nothing about it. Why is she permitted to continue working there? I also know the Crawford lad and he is a 'loose cannon'. Just wait until something he doesn't like happens and all hell will break loose. This is not in the interests of children's education at all.
Carenne School all over again.
Auld and Austin have a known relationship.
Hope he keeps going walkabout for the students sake.
Well the truth is revealed about auld.
The escort arrangements this year are crap. We were paid for every kilometer last year and this year we are paid only when we have a fucking kid on the bus with 15% extra for the escort. You have to be kidding me.
Bullshit she dont evrywun seen her screemin at kids and teachers and other peeple ther. Woo you be lying froo yer teef? Roten bich.
AST are a wake up to csl corrupt ways Mary Housler
I would like to say that this program is excellent for the
Carenne School's students. The students will receive increased therapy services through group sessions as well as individual sessions. This will improve student's abilities and will provide a fantastic program for the students of Carenne.
Also Carenne Support will be able to hire a security guard to assist in the safe restraint of students.
Oo ya fink yer ar? Yer fink yer no evrywun and wot they be like but yer a liar.
Bloody liar you got no skoolin to teech em so course you sprookin this bullshit! Git ova yerself!
Christine Porter you say this ,you wouldn't want to lose your $1,300 a week for 8 hours a week work would you? Also a security guard will not put a hand on my child i can promise you that Christine Porter.
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