[3] Over the years, Lawrence has also been a supporter of Australia's military, performing for the troops both abroad and at various events around the country.

[5] Her song "Man Across The Street" is about a returned veteran; it resulted in her 2013 Golden Guitar nomination for "Best Female Artist of the Year".

[10][11] Her father, Brian Lawrence, was a surf lifesaver at South Maroubra club until he had a stroke at age 40.

[12][13] When a toddler, Lawrence wandered onto the busy road in front of her home and was saved from serious injury by a neighbour.

[14][15] She attended Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Sydney where she completed the Higher School Certificate in 1995, including a place in the Order of Merit List.

[11] After graduating from the University of New South Wales with a commerce degree and working for six years as a chartered accountant for Qantas, Lawrence became a full-time musician.

[18] On Christmas Day 2017, Lawrence and Newman were engaged at Coogee Beach,[19] and in August 2018 the couple had a child.

[18][21] After a chance encounter at an airport in 2017, a unique opportunity presented itself when Lawrence was invited to perform in New York for an event commemorating the 75th Anniversary Battle of the Coral Sea with the American Association.

The audience was made up of surviving war veterans, then-Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, then-President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump among others.

Lawrence performed the poignant "100 Year Handshake" which she wrote especially for the event with her now-husband Martin Newman.

Lawrence was also extremely honored to receive an Australia Day Bronze Achievement Award for her contribution to War Veterans and their families, via her work with RSL DefenceCare.

[22] The singer-songwriter was one of nine grand finalists for the Star Maker Quest at the 2005 Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA), but lost to Samantha McClymont.

She received a nomination for "Country Work of the Year" for The Mile's single, "Good Girls" at the APRA Music Awards of 2009.

[29] Two of its tracks, "Always Kiss Me Goodnight" and "The Good Men" were in honour of her father, Brian, who had died in the previous year.

[12][14] On 5 March, 3, was named Album of the Week at 98.9 FM, with their reviewer explaining, "its mixture of upbeat optimism, personal happiness and resilience along with some references to deeper issues including courage in the face of hardship, is another step upward on a sharply-angled career path that has seen [her] delight audiences all over the country.

[38] The CD's artwork includes a photo of her parents in their surfing era at Maroubra Beach, where they met.

"[45] Her collaboration with fellow Australian country artist Travis Collins, the seven-track Our Backyard EP, was released in August 2017.

[49] In July 2022, Lawrence released her tenth studio album, Living for the Highlights, which peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Charts.