After her mayoral career, Chapman was a property developer with her husband during the mid 1980s and was part of the Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy in the 1990s.
For her education, Chapman attended a Presbyterian school before going to The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in South Australia.
[3] After holding her position for two years, Chapman ran for mayoral re-election in 1985 but was defeated by Jim Jarvis.
[4] After her mayoral career, Chapman and her husband were development planners for a proposed marina at Hindmarsh Island in the mid 1980s.
[5][6] Chapman was named a Member of the Order of Australia at the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours.