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Portrait of Chris ‘Pineapple’ Hooper, Rockhampton’s almost ‘accidental’ mayor, painted for Archibald Prize
Four months after he was thrust into the spotlight, Chris “Pineapple” Hooper has found himself the subject of attention of a different kind.
Key points:
- Chris “Pineapple” Hooper’s portrait has been painted for the Archibald Prize
- Artist Huon Kane says he was drawn to Mr Hooper’s story
- Mr Hooper is in third place as votes are counted in the Rockhampton mayoral by-election
Mr Hooper nearly became the accidental mayor of Rockhampton when Margaret Strelow chose to resign after being found guilty of misconduct by the Councillor Conduct Tribunal.
As the runner-up in the March 2020 local elections, Mr Hooper was set to be the by-default mayor as per the Local Government Act.
But a retrospective amendment to the act changed the law so that a…
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