But the next step of the road map will be reached only when virus numbers fall in other regional areas.

Benambra MP Bill Tilley wanted the premier to "do the right thing", expressing his views in a submission to Parliament.

"I asked that he forget the 'all in this together' and this 'virus doesn't discriminate' lines and truly reflect that this community should be rewarded for doing the right thing - free up businesses that he cruelly shut down, get the kids back to school, give certainty to community sport and let NSW see that it is safe to fully open our borders," he said.

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He was backed on Sunday by Wodonga chief executive Mark Dixon, who tweeted his disappointment about the single rule for all regional areas.

"Regional Victoria isn't just Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat - most of regional Victoria is safe and COVID free - we seem to be constantly forgotten, or an afterthought by government," he said.

Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy also criticised the Victorian government's leadership when he spoke in Parliament and said regional business should be allowed to open.

"The Victorian border towns - Cobram, Yarrawonga, Echuca, Wodonga - must have their restrictions lifted back to stage two as soon as possible," he said.

"Regional people have earned that right.

"You can repay their hard work by allowing them to trade - safely of course."

Mr Andrews said on Sunday the gradual steps were about staying a step ahead of the virus.

"I understand there'll be some people who'll be disappointed, those who wanted more and sooner. But these are the steady and sustainable steps that our health experts tell us will see us out of this - safely," he said.