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Laura Sutherland

Director, Founder & Consultant

Above and Beyond Group I 3D Recruit

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Laura Sutherland is a People & Culture specialist, Founder & Director of The Above & Beyond Group and 3D Recruit, and Board Director on a NFP Aged Care Board. Her core professional purpose is to enhance organisational performance in Aged & Community Care by harnessing organisation’s most valuable asset-their people.

Trained in Psychology, Laura’s career began in Mental Health and Aged Care. She moved into Recruitment and Workforce consultancy 19 years ago, specialising in these sectors.

Her consultancy business was founded to meet the unique demands of our Aged & Community Care sector by providing end-to-end workforce solutions which enable organisations to improve attraction, engagement, retention and development of their workforce.

Passionate about developing people and purposeful business, Laura is considered the go-to trusted advisor on workforce in our sector, and is committed to optimising our people power so that organisations can fulfil their potential and flourish into the future.

Workforce Session  

Plenary 7
Friday 5 June 2026
2.25pm – 3.25pm