THE NSW Deputy Premier has warned his government could launch another hard interstate lockdown if there is a coronavirus outbreak within Victoria's border bubble.
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John Barilaro said it was important those in the North East were not travelling to COVID-19 hotspots.
"If people in Victoria are to travel outside into no-go zones, into areas that there is COVID and they bring that back into the bubble and we see an outbreak what it will mean, it will mean this border will be locked down again," Mr Barilaro said in Albury on Tuesday as he announced an easing in restrictions.
"There's a level of personal responsibility....more so for Victorians to make sure they do the right thing, otherwise they'll be letting down the tens of thousands, the hundreds of thousands of people that live on the border."
Member for Benambra Bill Tilley said there was no need for travel out of the Victorian capital.
"We want people to stay in Melbourne, there's not a damn thing we can't do on our borders that we can't look after ourselves and do ourselves," Mr Tilley said.
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Mr Barilaro also flagged an assistance deal for the border tourism sector.
"We'll be engaging with...(Destination NSW) to put a package together for tourism in this area, including support for...tourism businesses," he said.
That will be complemented by a southern border recovery committee which will be co-chaired by member for Albury Justin Clancy and include cross border commissioners and Albury mayor Kevin Mack.
Mr Barilaro also flagged having quarantine hubs on the NSW border, firstly for agricultural workers who had previously been advised to enter the state via Sydney.
"We'll explore that over the next few days to see how that will work," he said.
"In one way that could be a bit of an economic boost for some of the accommodation houses.
"I said 'initially let's trial that with the ag workforce because there is a strong priority around that', but that doesn't mean we can't expand it."
Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh, who joined Mr Barilaro, welcomed action by NSW but said more was needed to assist primary industry.