Lauga grew up in
Central Queensland,
Australia, where her current residence is at the suburb of
Parkhurst, in the
Electoral District of Keppel. For high school Lauga went to
Rockhampton Grammar School where she graduated in 2003. She went on to study a dual
Bachelor of Laws/
Bachelor of Justice at
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in
Brisbane partially for two years, then moving onto a
Bachelor of Urban Development and graduating with honours. While Lauga was studying her Bachelor of Urban Development she was a founding member of the QUT Planning Students Association and a General Secretary of the QUT Student Guild. Lauga later commenced a
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at
CQUniversity in
Rockhampton. After graduating as a town planner, Lauga went to work for Craven Ovenden Town Planning as a student town planner. After leaving Craven Ovenden Town Planning, Lauga went on and worked for the Department of Housing and Public Works within Project Services involving the planning and project management of
social housing. Lauga then went on to work for Central Queensland consulting firm, CQG Consulting. ==Personal life==