Tasmania mourns arts advocate Jeremy Ball

A passionate supporter of the arts, Launceston’s Deputy Mayor died in a car accident on Monday.

19 Sep 2014

Richard Watts

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Jeremy Ball, an actor and NIDA graduate who went on to become Deputy Mayor of Launceston, Tasmania, died in a car crash on the Bass Highway on Monday.

A passionate supporter of the arts, Ball is remembered as compassionate, energetic, and enthusiastic. Aged just 45, he is survived by his wife Karina and their two young children, Griffin and Jasper.

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Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts