About the author

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DARRYL Starr is a veteran of the newspaper industry, having worked for 51 years at the Border Mail in Albury-Wodonga. As the award-winning regional daily's long-time motoring editor, he has road tested pretty much every new car released in Australia since 1967. His favourite road routes include some of the most scenic towns in North East Victoria and the Southern Riverina region of New South Wales, covering more conditions and test variables than any city-based motoring writer. He was the newspaper's motoring editor for 48 years and for 15 years he also wrote for Out and About and Domain, the paper's tourist and real estate supplements. Darryl is also an author, having written 'A spirit of progress - 110 years of motoring in Albury-Wodonga', and this online book, 'Are we there yet, Mr Holmes?' In 2024 he celebrates 57 years as a motoring writer, the last eight for his own publication, thecountrydriver.com. His knowledge of the roads of North East Victoria and the Southern Riverina is immeasurable. He has also ridden the highs and lows of various forms of motorsport. His wife, Julie, is also a keen traveller and an experienced co-driver/navigator.