Local legend Ron Green has volunteered hundreds of hours keeping his community safe in times of crisis.
Since 2005, he’s grown and strengthened the success of the Katherine Volunteer Unit of the Northern Territory Emergency Service. Ron also fights bushfires and attends vehicle crashes as a volunteer for the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service. On top of this, he leads the Katherine Youth Division of St John Ambulance, where he inspires and trains future generations of emergency first responders.
Ron’s exceptional bravery in an emergency extends wherever he’s needed. In 2019, Ron fought bushfires across the southern states, and in 2025 he helped Queenslanders recover from Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Ron’s courage was demonstrated outside his home in 2016 when, despite significant personal danger, Ron and his pregnant wife Deslie intervened to protect a woman threatened by a knife-wielding man. At the time, Ron and Deslie’s three children were sleeping inside.