A president's meeting was held this week and the season remains on track for an October 10 opening, with Victorian sides to commence on October 17.

The competition will be split for the first six weeks with clubs to only play against opponents based on their side of the border, before returning to a somewhat normal format.

Wodonga president Brad Andrews said Bulldogs' leaders will catch up on Sunday to discuss what lies ahead, with the club finally set to commence training on Tuesday after COVID-19 restrictions were eased in regional Victoria this week.

Andrews revealed players will be separated into clusters of 10 to ensure they are meeting government requirements.

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"Signage has to be put up and be visible to the public. A whole heap of stuff has got to be done and it's not going to be easy," he said.

"The biggest thing is the education and we've got to get the players to buy into it, instead of just turning up to training.

"I think once we get everyone on the same page, they'll understand it's going to take a lot to coordinate training and the season itself."

Andrews said a QR sign in system is also being developed through My Cricket so clubs can record who is at the ground.

Victorian teams will be playing catch-up in terms of pre-season with only a month of training before round one.

"We're probably six weeks behind pre-season training, so we're going to go into a season hopefully starting on October 17 with three to four weeks up our sleeve with hopefully no interruptions," Andrews added.

North Albury president Dale Paddle said the Hoppers have been back in the nets for three weeks and are well placed for another tilt at the premiership.

After upsetting Wodonga in the T20 decider, North Albury came from fifth spot to book a date with the Bulldogs in the one-day grand final, before coronavirus intervened.

Wodonga were declared winners as the higher-ranked team and it will no doubt add to the rivalry this season.

"There will be plenty said on the field I imagine, especially when we play Wodonga," Paddle said.

Paddle knows it will be a summer like no other, but is confident everyone will do all they can to make it work.

"It's looking pretty good. The start date is on October 10 and we'll run through to early March before the finals get started," he said.

"They're (CAW) doing their best and obviously COVID is going to have a few implications on what's going to happen at the games.

"I think we'll soon get used to it and hopefully get an uninterrupted season.

"They haven't put the actual draw out yet and I don't imagine they'll put a full draw out to start with.

"It will be good to get some sport going in the region."

Eleven teams will contest the provincial season after Corowa's inclusion.