Rockhampton s by-election date set with six contenders for mayor, including Chris Pineapple Hooper
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Chris Pineapple Hooper is running for the position of mayor in the 2021 Rockhampton by-election.
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Residents in the Rockhampton region will elect a new mayor on January 23, ending more than two months without a local leader.
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A by-election will be held in Rockhampton on January 23
Six candidates have so far put their hand up to run for the role of mayor
Chris Pineapple Hooper is one of them, and says he is glad so many people are passionate about the region
Word of colourful Rockhampton businessman Dominic Doblo running again to become the Rockhampton region s next mayor comes with an asterix next to it. Mr Doblo is willing to pull out of the mayoral campaign if someone with sound accounting knowledge and experience balancing budgets steps up to run for mayor. The RRC by-election will take place on Saturday, January 23 with the deadline for candidate nominations on December 21 and early voting open from January 11, 2021. Determined to make his mark in politics, Mr Doblo has previously run in both local and State Government elections. Most recently he ran as an independent in October s Queensland Election where he finished fourth with 6.8 per cent of the vote - a result he chalks up to the dominance of the major political parties.
Baby black bats abandoned in their hundreds in Rockhampton Botanical Gardens
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DecDecember 2020 at 2:32am
Both carers and experts are concerned at the mass abandonment of baby black bats in Rockhampton.
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Hundreds of baby black bats have been abandoned by their mothers at the Rockhampton Botanical Gardens in an event that has left bat carers worried and perplexed.
Key points: Hundreds of baby black bats at the Rockhampton Botanical Gardens are starving to death as adults suddenly disappear
Bat advocates and experts are calling for an investigation to find out the cause
Local council says dispersals by company Ecosure are within the guidelines