PERTH, Australia (AP) ¿ Heath Ledger's family, his former fiance Michelle Williams and Australia's entertainment elite bade him farewell at a private memorial service on Saturday in his hometown.

Ledger's family returned to Perth earlier this week to bury the actor, who died in his Manhattan apartment at age 28 from a prescription drug overdose on January 22. The family attended a memorial service in Los Angeles last weekend.

Several hundred people gathered at a Perth local girls' school, Penrhos College, for a memorial that mixed personal tributes, modern rock and traditional Aboriginal music.

Williams, who became romantically involved with Ledger while filming the gay romance "Brokeback Mountain'', arrived at the service with Ledger's parents in a six-car motorcade. Wearing black sunglasses and a white dress with black trim, she clutched the arm of Ledger's older sister Kate.

The 75-minute service kicked off with the performance of a didgeridoo, a traditional Aboriginal wind instrument, performer Levi Islam said. Rock songs were also played ¿ Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'', the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun'', "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd and Neil Young's "Old Man'', according to a programme of the service.

Organisers also showed footage from Ledger's films and of two-year-old Matilda ¿ his daughter with Williams.

The event also drew members of the Australian entertainment industry, where Ledger got his start. Barbara Scott, a state lawmaker who attended the service, said many attendees were emotional. Fellow Australian-turned-Hollywood star Cate Blanchett, who starred with Ledger in the Bob Dylan biopic, "I'm Not There'', recalled their time spent together in New York and Los Angeles, Scott said.

Other speakers included his parents, sister and Neil Armfield, who directed Ledger in his last Australian film, "Candy'', released in 2006.