Laura Scurr was born with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce, a Bachelor of Business and a Graduate Certificate of Business from USQ. She has owned and operated three businesses and is currently a program facilitator and part of the organising committee for the YWCA YConnect Program, a Toowoomba based program which provides employment skills for women and gender diverse people living with disability.
She is a Non-Executive Director of Ability Enterprises, a member of the Queensland Disability Advisory Council and also a recent member of Toowoomba Regional Council’s Regional Access and Disability Advisory Committee.
She recently completed a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and is currently completing a Certificate IV in Business with a view to teaching this. She is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has completed their Foundations Course.