Patrice Lesley Newell AM (born 2 September 1956) is an Australian former model, television presenter turned author, and biodynamic farmer.
[2] Newell was the subject of A Place in the Country, the 4 October 2001 edition of the ABC-Television biography program, Australian Story.
[5] Although 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 2007 Australian federal election.
In 2015 Newell earned a doctorate at the University of Newcastle in Environmental Science: A strategic assessment of the potential for a new pyrolysis industry in the Hunter Valley.
[7] In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours Newell was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to the environment, and to sustainable farming practices".