Wodonga-based Tim Quilty and Wangaratta-based Tania Maxwell have both announced they will not support the extension of powers.

More than 3500 emails have been sent to Ms Maxwell asking her to vote against a longer state of emergency since it was announced by Premier Daniel Andrews.

In a video message on Wednesday, she said a 12-month extension was too long, but she needed to balance the need for businesses - especially those with extra restrictions on the border - to be allowed to open again, with the need to prevent Melburnians bringing coronavirus to regional areas.

"That devastates me to see people going through this hardship, not to mention the financial, psychological and emotional impact this is having on everybody," she said.

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"The state of emergency doesn't necessarily mean that lockdowns will continue.

"Whilst I still want to see some of these powers imposed, I do not want my border communities, my electorate of Northern Victoria to be exposed to COVID, which means we still need to have some of these powers enforced."

Ms Maxwell was willing to negotiate on how long the state of emergency should be extended, but Mr Quilty said he would not make any compromises.

"They need to know that the people of Victoria are watching, and they are not going to stand for any grubby deals. The government has treated the people of Victoria that we represent with contempt throughout this, along with the crossbench and the democratic process," he said.

"It is time for democracy to bite back and simply reject this legislation."

Mr Andrews said on Wednesday he was having productive conversations with the crossbench and was confident of getting an outcome that would allow the Chief Health Officer to continue work to prevent the spread of coronavirus.