Community leader named NT Young Australian of the Year

Indigenous community leader Jaiden Dickenson has been named the NT’s Young Australian of the Year, with the main award going to volunteer paramedic Felix Ho.

Mr Ho was named for his service to remote communities as a medical practitioner in the Territory.

The 43-year-old has also spent thousands of hours building the St John Youth Program, helps at public events as a St John first responder, and has served overseas with the United Nations as an intensive care paramedic.

He is known in the NT for bringing people together “across geography and generations” to equip Australia’s youth to save lives through first aid in an emergency, the award organisers said in a statement.

Felix Ho was named for his service to remote communities.

“Felix Ho tirelessly serves remote communities in the Northern Territory as a medical practitioner,” the announcement said.

Environmentalist Jenny Duggan was named the NT’s Senior Australian of the Year.

Emergency services and St John Ambulance volunteer Ron Green was named the 2026 Local Hero for the NT.

The 2026 Australian of the Year award recipients will be announced on January 25.