Climate Change Activist & Speaker
Laura Wells is an Environmentalist, presenter, Science communicator, and one of Australia’s top models. She holds degrees in both Biology and Law as well as qualifications in Environmental management systems. Laura’s passion for the environment, love for the ocean, and interest in facilitating climate change action has led her to become a positive role model, advocate, and ambassador for change.
Her reach and popularity as an international model, promoting positive body image and shooting for clients worldwide, has allowed her to use her social media platform as a tool to promote a healthy lifestyle not just physically and mentally, but socially and environmentally as well.
Laura’s worked on environmental campaigns with The Boomerang Alliance, Greenpeace, 1 Million Women, WWF Australia, and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), an active and vocal participant of the Cash for Containers campaign in NSW, a climate reality leader in Al Gore’s, Climate Reality Project, a selected participant in Homeward Bound Project- the largest ever all-female expedition to Antarctica (2018) and women in STEMM leadership course and the main subject of a Canadian produced documentary ‘A Perfect 14’. Laura’s extended the voice of environmental campaigns and helped educate those people not normally influenced by such a sphere. In 2021 she tackled the grueling challenges and terrain of the Australian Outback whilst being a contestant on Survivor Australia ‘Brains vs Brawn’ and making it into the Top 10.
She is a proud advocate for environmental change and believes in the importance of educating people not only on the issues but focusing on solutions, to empower individuals to create change.