top of page
Dog on the Tuckerbox Gundagai

'Take the long way home'
and see some great places along the way

Photo credit: Dog on the Tuckerbox statue, Gundagai, Southern Riverina - Destination NSW

​

Updated - October 6, 2024 | Road test | Bits and pieces

NORTH East Victoria and the Southern Riverina region of New South Wales is Australia's greatest inland playground, 'where you get to choose your own adventure,' and where every road allows you to 'take the long way home'.​

Be inspired by four - plus more - of our favourite regional drives

Thousands of kilometres of highways, byways, and back roads criss-cross the region and over the past 57 years thecountrydriver has driven - well, almost - all of them.

​

​We didn't have to ponder on our top four as they are no brainers. They are the best, but there are so many other interesting roads through awe-inspiring scenery to choose from and we hope you enjoy driving them as much as we do. 

 

So, what are you waiting for? Fill your tank/charge your battery and come exploring the region's great highways, byways, back roads, villages, towns and historic sites with us. 

Great Alpine Road
Great River Road
Snowy Valleys Way
Granya Gap Road, NE Victoria

EXPLORE more of thecountrydriver's favourite regional 
road trips by navigating the main menu 

1936 Lammas-Graham

Fun | Facts | About us | Albury-Wodonga, our home and the regional hub

Kids in car I spy, North East Victoria
Riverdeck Cafe, Albury, Southern Riverina
Gundagai Tourist Information Centre, Southern Riverina
Twin cities of Albury-Wodonga, Vic/NSW border

Digital local motoring history books free to read on line

'The Thomson Diary', by E.L. Holmes, and 'A spirit of progress - 110 years of motoring in Albury-Wodonga', and 'Are we there yet, Mr Holmes?', by Darryl Starr, are popular local motoring history e-books that are free to read online. Click on a book cover and wait a few moments for the book to load.  

Thomson diary of overland motor car trip 1900
A spirit of progress paperback book, Albury
Are we there yet, Mr Holmes? website
thecountrydriver logo

For the latest motoring news visit our partner sites

bottom of page