Sydneysiders wanting to beat the border closure were among those lining up for COVID-19 tests at a second testing station set up in Wodonga on Sunday.
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Albury Wodonga Health had a massive spike in those wanting tests at the weekend, leading to another test centre being established at Wodonga racecourse with assistance brought in from Goulburn Valley Health to manage the site.
Daily test numbers had dropped to below 10 before the Northern Beaches outbreak.
One carload of travellers from Pyrmont, Ryde and Randwick, who went to the racecourse site were heading back to Victoria before tougher restrictions were put in place from midnight.
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They left areas which had been in the orange zone the previous day and stayed at Gundagai overnight.
"I think things are going to change in Sydney, we may go to a red zone, but we are already here," the driver, Carol, said.
"Once we're here, and hopefully we're negative, we will be allowed to stay.
"We're just doing the right thing in getting tested."
Lisa Llewellyn and the rest of the Goulburn Valley Health rapid response team arrived in Wodonga on Saturday with AWH staff continuing to operate the site at Wodonga hospital.
The GV team had played a significant role in successfully halting the outbreak in Shepparton in October.
"Everywhere is different and things change," Ms Llewellyn said.
"We're getting people coming from all over basically.
"But the majority of people coming through are from amber areas and they still have to isolate wherever they are going to."
AWH director of infrastructure Phil Todhunter said the border community had stepped up again to preserve its virus-free status.
"The local community is really, really supportive of anything to manage the risk in Albury-Wodonga," he said.