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driving North East Victoria | Southern Riverina

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Pictured: Falls Creek Alpine Resort, Victorian Alps - Chris Hocking

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2023 Mercedes-Benz C300 sedan
Ferrari Type 212 road tested by Barry Green
Louis' Delage which he opted to drive to South Africa

CHRIS Riley 'The Mercedes-Benz C 300 does not tick all the boxes' . . . more

BARRY Green My first test drive was in a Ferrari Type 212 . . . more

BILL Buys Why sail to South Africa when you can drive! . . . more

Our top three regional drives are
among the best in the country

OVER the past 58 years, thecountrydriver.com has ticked off every highway and byway, tourist route, minor road, and (almost) every bush track in North East Victoria and the Southern Riverina. Check out our top three, plus other great drives, below.

These shorter regional drives are also beauties. One is a ripper

Omeo Highway is fully sealed between Mitta and Omeo
Our test track takes us through the old goldfields of North East Victoria
The Rock stands sentinel above The Rock township
The highways are the region's lifeblood

The link roads

Testing the test loop

North by North West

Regional highways

Ovens Valley looking towards the tourist town of Bright
Bushranger Ned Kelly statue at Glenrowan
Nissan 300Z on the Mount Granya Road
The back way to Melbourne via Yea

Valleys of NE Victoria

Bushranger trails

Short, sharp, sweet

Off the beaten track

Old Hume Highway 31 sign near Chiltern

Old 31. A drive along memory 'lane'

THE old Hume Highway - Route 31 - dates to 1817. Now a freeway (M31), significant parts of the old road still exist, letting you travel back in time and relive memories

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

Kids can have plenty of fun in the car
Riverdeck Cafe at Noreuil Park, Albury
Gundagai Tourist Information Office in Sheridan Street
Aerial view of the twin cities of Albury-Wodonga

A to Z of kids' play

Food, fun, history

Facts and figures

A-W the regional hub 

Local motoring history e-books + recommended reads

'The Thomson Diary', by E.L. Holmes, '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. 'Car Wars Down Under' by Murray Hubbard is the story of Australia's first land speed record. The 240-page book is available from leading book stores for $30. 

Thomson diary of Pioneer Motor Car Trip Of Australia
A spirit of progress motoring book by Darryl Starr
Are we there yet, Mr Holmes?, by Darryl Starr
Car Wars Down Under book by Murray Hubbard
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