'Pineapple' Hooper: could Rockhampton's unlikely mayoral candidate actually win?

Many locals say they'll support the barefoot climate activist, even though they don't agree with many of his views

The first time Chris Pineapple" Hooper ran for mayor in the Queensland city of Rockhampton, four years ago, he ran last in a field of six candidates.

I've lived in Rocky all my life, I've known Pineapple for most of it and I've never voted for him because I thought he was a bit eccentric," says one local, Gayle Doblo.