Melbourne, Feb 19 : Late Aussie actor Heath Ledger's love of chess has been set in stone at a park on Perth''s Swan River, where he played as a child.

In memory of the actor, his family gave the City of Melville, in Perth''s southern suburbs, a polished concrete and marble sculpture, comprising two chess boards and a yin and yang symbol.

As per Ledger''s mother Sally Bell, the site at Heathcote Reserve, overlooking the Swan River, had been chosen because the actor had cared about the environment and spent much of his youth in the Applecross area.

London, Feb 17: Aussie star Hugh Jackman wants late actor Heath Ledger to win an Academy award for his role in The Dark Knight.

The X-men star insists he would love his late fellow countryman to get the posthumous honour.

"I can''t hide the fact that I would really love for that honour to be bestowed upon him. It would be fitting and I think he deserves it," the Daily Express quoted Jackman as saying.

Washington, Feb 13 : Late Aussie actor Heath Ledger's fans have made a motion for The Joker to be retired from all future Batman movies as a mark of respect to the star.

Ledger, who died from an accidental drug overdose in January 2008, was posthumously nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of the comic book villain in The Dark Knight.

His fans insist that no one else can ever play The Joker better, and have invited other fans to visit website TheUltimateJoker. com and to add their names to a petition calling for movie studios to remove The Joker from future Batman movies.

Washington, Feb 13 : A man accused of impersonating late Aussie actor Heath Ledger''s grieving father to con John Travolta has been sentenced, after he was caught in a similar act in Britain.

Wayne Scott, 36, who had been involved in a plot to con John Travolta, allegedly made a number of tearful telephone calls to Hollywood stars after the actor''s death in January 2008, pretending to be his dad Kim.

Melbourne, Jan 30 : A lawsuit involving late actor Heath Ledger''s 10 million dollar life insurance policy has been settled.

ReliaStar Life Insurance initially had refused to pay out on Ledger''s 10 million dollars life policy over pending investigation into whether the actor committed suicide.

But, the lawyer representing the actor's daughter Matilda''s trust, William Shernoff, said that the insurance company has agreed to settle the case.

Melbourne, Jan 30: A lawsuit involving late actor Heath Ledger's 10 million dollar life insurance policy has been settled.

ReliaStar Life Insurance initially had refused to pay out on Ledger's 10 million dollars life policy over pending investigation into whether the actor committed suicide.

But, the lawyer representing the actor's daughter Matilda's trust, William Shernoff, said that the insurance company has agreed to settle the case.