Anzac Day 2022: Courage and sacrifice remembered around the Murraylands
Services in Murray Bridge and at Tailem Bend, Mypolonga, Wellington and Rockleigh have commemorated Australians' wartime sacrifices.
Peri Strathearn
I'm an award-winning, community-minded journalist who has lived and worked in South Australia's Murraylands since 2012.
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