Jeremy Ball
Jeremy Ball | |
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Born | Jeremy Ball 10 August 1968 |
Died | 15 September 2014 | (aged 46)
Jeremy Dacre Ball's second-largest city, from 2011 until his death in 2014 due to a car accident.
He was a member of the Tasmanian Greens, the state chapter of the Australian Greens.[3][4]
Ball also worked as a professional actor during the late 1990s. He was best known for his portrayal of Warren Harvey in the 1997
Life
Ball was born in
He returned to his native Launceston in 2002 after years of living outside of Australia.[5] Ball entered politics and activism, and gained a Diploma of Business from NDA Tasmania. He ran as a candidate for several federal, state and council elections for the Tasmanian Greens.[5] In 2007, Ball was elected as an alderman to the Launceston City Council.[3] He became known as an advocate for the city's migrant community.[3] He also sought to preserve Launceston's historic architecture, as well as the city's Cataract Gorge.[3] Ball became the Deputy Mayor of Launceston in 2011, a position he held until his death in 2014.[3]
Accident
Ball was killed in a head-on car accident on the Bass Highway near Carrick, Tasmania, shortly before 1:00 p.m. on 15 September 2014, at the age of 45.[3] Ball's four-wheel drive vehicle crossed the highway and collided head-on with a log truck traveling in the opposite direction.[3] He was survived by his wife, Karina, and their sons, Griffin and Jasper. Launceston mayor Albert Van Zetten, Premier of Tasmania Will Hodgman, and Tasmanian Greens leader Kim Booth paid tribute to Jeremy Ball, while the Parliament of Tasmania observed a moment of silence in his memory.[3] Hundreds of people attended his funeral, which was held at Albert Hall in Launceston.[7]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Equal Impact | NKKA Class | |
1999 | The Matrix | Businessman |
References
- ^ "Coronial inquest into alderman death". 17 November 2015.
- ^ https://www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/349694/Ball,_Jeremy_Dacre.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Tributes flow for Launceston Deputy Mayor Jeremy Ball killed in Bass Highway crash". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Clark, Nick (16 September 2014). "Tributes flow for Launceston Deputy Mayor Jeremy Ball killed in Bass Highway crash". The Mercury (Hobart). Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Watts, Richard (19 September 2014). "Tasmania mourns arts advocate Jeremy Ball". ArtsHub. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th ed., vol. 2, ed. Peter Townend, 1969, p. 28, 'Ball, formerly of Veryan' pedigree
- ^ "Jeremy Ball funeral: Hundreds celebrate life of Launceston's late deputy mayor". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
External links
- Jeremy Ball at IMDb