A Youth Justice unit manager and three Koorie Youth Justice workers have been honoured at the sixth annual Indigenous Community Justice Award Ceremony at Queen's Hall, Parliament House during NAIDOC week.

Hosted by the Department of Justice, the awards were presented in three categories to celebrate the outstanding efforts of individuals who are working towards improving social justice outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Awards were presented to both an Aboriginal and a non-Aboriginal Victorian public servant for outstanding service while working within the justice system.

The achievements and efforts of an Aboriginal youth, adult and elder were also acknowledged through the presentation of statewide awards.

Fourteen Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee (RAJAC) awards went to an Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal winner in each of the seven RAJAC regions.

Department of Human Services' North and West Metropolitan Region Youth Justice Unit Manager Jasmine Thompson was presented with a statewide award for her outstanding contribution to Youth Justice Aboriginal Justice Agreement initiatives.

The Aboriginal Justice Agreement unites the Victorian Government and the Victorian Aboriginal community in addressing Aboriginal over-representation in Victoria's criminal justice system and responds to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

Grampians Region Koorie Youth Justice worker Christopher Harrison won the statewide Koorie Youth award for his work with Aboriginal young people in the Grampians Region.

Mr Harrison was also presented with a RAJAC award for individuals who have excelled in achieving improved justice outcomes for the Aboriginal community.

Koorie Youth Justice workers Richard Ronnan from Loddon Mallee and Nicole LeSage from Gippsland also won a RAJAC award.

Koorie Youth Justice Programs are funded by the Youth Justice program and operate in 11 rural and three metropolitan locations in Victoria to provide support and supervision to young Aboriginal people at risk of offending, as well as those on community-based or custodial Youth Justice orders.

The programs are operated by local Aboriginal agencies and employ Koorie Youth Justice workers to provide access for young Aboriginal offenders to appropriate role models and culturally-sensitive support, advocacy and casework.

The program aims to prevent offending or re-offending by maintaining young Aboriginal people within their own community while providing the community with the resources and support to develop and maintain diversionary programs, appropriate alternatives to incarceration and support for young Aboriginal people in the justice system.