A community organiser with Environment Victoria, working mainly on the lands of the Braikalung people of the Gunaikurnai nation in the Latrobe Valley. Laura developed her organising skills at the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC), building the power of young people to take action on climate justice. As the national organising director at AYCC, Laura developed AYCC’s national training program, ‘Climate Leaders’, was the project manager for ‘Powershift’ in 2017, and lead the development of AYCC’s new organising and leadership development model.

Growing up in Gippsland, Laura is passionate about ensuring that the transition beyond coal provides regional communities with opportunities to thrive.