Patrice Newell
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Patrice Lesley Newell is a former model, TV presenter, turned author, alternative lifestyle advocate and biodynamic farmer. In 1986 she gave up a high profile career with the Special Broadcasting Service
(SBS) and Nine Network
where she co-hosted the Today Show, to live on the land and run a 10,000 acre (40 km²) beef cattle property, known as Elmswood, in the Hunter Valley
, New South Wales
. Newell has a passion for biodynamic agriculture
and healthy foods, which she talks about in her books; The Olive Grove and; Ten Thousand Acres - A Love Story. She is a founding member of the Hunter Olive Association.
Newell was the subject of A Place in the Country, the 4 October 2001 edition of the ABC-Television biography program, Australian Story
.
In December 2006, she announced that she would be running for a seat on the New South Wales Legislative Council
in the March 2007 New South Wales
State election as an independent candidate endorsed by the Climate Change Coalition
. Her policy platform was to put pressure on the Government to acknowledge that climate change
is "the greatest crisis in human history" and that it should be recognised and taken into account in all Government policy. She did not win a seat.
Newell was the lead candidate on the New South Wales Senate group ticket for the Climate Change Coalition in the Australian federal election held on 24 November 2007. The party received 0.89% of first preferences in NSW or 0.0622 of a quota.
Newell is married to Phillip Adams
. They have one daughter.
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
(SBS) and Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
where she co-hosted the Today Show, to live on the land and run a 10,000 acre (40 km²) beef cattle property, known as Elmswood, in the Hunter Valley
Hunter Valley
The Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney with an approximate population of 645,395 people. Most of the population of the Hunter Region lives within of the coast, with 55% of the entire...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. Newell has a passion for biodynamic agriculture
Biodynamic agriculture
Biodynamic agriculture is a method of organic farming that emphasizes the holistic development and interrelationships of the soil, plants and animals as a self-sustaining system. Biodynamic farming has much in common with other organic approaches, such as emphasizing the use of manures and composts...
and healthy foods, which she talks about in her books; The Olive Grove and; Ten Thousand Acres - A Love Story. She is a founding member of the Hunter Olive Association.
Newell was the subject of A Place in the Country, the 4 October 2001 edition of the ABC-Television biography program, Australian Story
Australian Story
Australian Story is a national weekly documentary series, produced and broadcast on ABC Television.Since 1996 Australian Story has featured many Australians from diverse backgrounds and reputations...
.
In December 2006, she announced that she would be running for a seat on the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
in the March 2007 New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
State election as an independent candidate endorsed by the Climate Change Coalition
Climate Change Coalition
4Change, formerly known as the Climate Change Coalition , was an Australian political party, which was formed in 2007 with a view to accelerate action by politicians from all parties on global warming and climate change. Its position on working towards addressing climate change, stresses...
. Her policy platform was to put pressure on the Government to acknowledge that climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
is "the greatest crisis in human history" and that it should be recognised and taken into account in all Government policy. She did not win a seat.
Newell was the lead candidate on the New South Wales Senate group ticket for the Climate Change Coalition in the Australian federal election held on 24 November 2007. The party received 0.89% of first preferences in NSW or 0.0622 of a quota.
Newell is married to Phillip Adams
Phillip Adams
Phillip Andrew Hedley Adams, AO is an Australian broadcaster, film producer, writer, social commentator, satirist and left-wing pundit. He currently hosts a radio program, Late Night Live, four nights a week on the ABC, and he also writes a weekly column for the News Limited-owned newspaper, The...
. They have one daughter.