FROM the mountains, to the Murray, to the Murrumbidgee, we've got the best driving roads of North East Victoria and the Southern Riverina covered.

Thousands of kilometres of interesting roads crisscross Australia's premier inland playground which has all the essential ingredients for the perfect road trip - stunning, ever-changing scenery, incredible attractions, welcoming cities, towns, and villages, and great, uncrowded, driving roads.

So, what are you waiting for? Fill your tank and start exploring. (Picture: Great Alpine Road, Josie Withers)

But first . . . Bill's bits & pieces

MOTORING journalist Bill Buys takes a light-hearted look at a sometimes crazy world of motoring - and other strange and wonderful stuff from around the world, nationally, state wide, and even right here in North East Victoria and the Southern Riverina region of New South Wales . . . more

Our favourite regional driving and touring roads

Great Alpine Road

ONE of the great road trips in Australia for your travel bucket list must be the Great Alpine Road. It is up there with the best of them but in our eyes, it is the best of them. It is a driver’s road that ‘comes with the lot’. (Robert Blackburn photo (right) is a section of the Great Alpine Road following the course of the Tambo River 

Great River Road

C546, or the Great River Road, is one of Australia’s great drivers' and riders’ roads. It is a cracker. It snakes its way almost its entire 156 kilometre length from Albury-Wodonga to Corryong following the route of the Murray River which separates New South Wales from Victoria.

Snowy Valleys Way

IF you are travelling between Melbourne and Sydney - or vice versa - and you are not in a rush, there is an alternate route between Wangaratta and Gundagai - or again, vice versa - than heading straight along the Hume Freeway. It is called the Snowy Valleys Way, a rival to such popular tourist routes as the Great Ocean Road.

The link roads

Testing the test loop

North by North West

THESE link roads are where you will discover the road trip you never knew you needed. ​

This local drive is one we recommend you drive at least once – or three or four times.

THE Southern Riverina is a great getaway to find a blend of charming towns, and the great outdoors. 

Regional highways

Valleys of NE Victoria

A to Z of kids' play

THE highways which crisscross the region pass through picturesque landscapes and diverse terrain.

NORTH-East Victoria is blessed with five magnificent valleys, all of which are interconnected by great drivers' roads. ​

IT'S a bit like pin the tail on the donkey, except you circle a town on a map. Sounds simple. Yes! But is it?

Facts and figures

ABOUT thecountrydriver.com, how far from here to there, facts and figures, tourist information centre locations, and how to get here, whether by road, rail, or air

Local motoring history e-books 

'The Thomson Diary', 'A spirit of progress - 110 years of motoring in Albury-Wodonga', and 'Are we there yet, Mr Holmes?', 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.

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