Constable Jermaine Ostrofski is a proud Wulli Wulli man, a highly decorated police officer and an openly gay community advocate.
Since joining the Northern Territory Police in 2017, Jermaine has served remote communities such as Kintore and Gapuwiyak, building trust with elders, traditional owners and families. He has confronted isolation and occasional hostility with respect and integrity, earning him the Northern Territory Aboriginal Community Police Officer of the Year Award in 2020, for strengthening relationships between Indigenous communities and law enforcement.
Dedicated to public safety, Jermaine received the Northern Territory Police Medal of Valour in 2024 for displaying unwavering courage in arresting a violent offender who had taken the lives of four people and injured another. Jermaine is the State Coordinator, Northern Territory, at the LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Foundation and a volunteer coach at Riding for the Disabled.
Jermaine’s selflessness and unyielding determination to protect his community is making the Northern Territory safer.