Legacy
Yvonne Chapman was the first woman to hold a Cabinet position in the Queensland Parliament, and was the first and last Mayor of Pine Rivers Shire (previous leaders of the Council were known as the Shire Chairman). Chapman established herself as a conservative persona, maintaining Pine Rivers to be a 'clean' shire. She disallowed the operation of adult-orientated stores and businesses, and once suggested the removal of doors from men's public toilets, for fear of sexual activity taking place at night.
She retired from politics in 2008 after the abolition of her native Shire of Pine Rivers and its merger into the larger Moreton Bay Regional Council, neither contesting the mayoral or council ballots for the new entity.
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