The Towong Road bridge crossing was permanently shut via blockades for the duration of the NSW border closure.

Victoria Police are instead checking licences at the bridge.

Towong mayor David Wortmann said it was a welcome change.

"The checkpoints in the Upper Murray seem to be operating OK," he said.

"I've had a number of phone calls regarding the bubble and I spoke to the Cross Border Commissioner Luke Wilson.

"I raised our concerns we wouldn't like the bubble to shrink, and he was hoping that's how it would stay."

Cr Wortmann said attention would turn to people going back to work and any delays for crossing, particularly with checks at the Bethanga Bridge.

"It's always a busy crossing, hopefully the traffic can move through there in a reasonable time."

While locals are crossing with ease, any travellers with border crossing permits who present to Upper Murray checkpoints will be directed to the Hume Freeway.

This in line with Victorian DHHS advice to cross at four designated sites.

Victorian authorities said of 2200 applications for exemptions from Victorians in NSW seeking to return to the state after the New Year's Day cut-off, 175 have been processed.

Albury MP Justin Clancy hoped the Victorian DHHS could consider applying restrictions based on hotspots, with Border residents having to self-isolate after being in areas that were green zones.

"Local residents have been speaking to funeral arrangements and business impacts for example, and needing to get goods and services from Melbourne," he said.

"As long as we continue to have freight and people travelling into the country, we are going to have risks of outbreaks and we need to be able to respond in a way that minimises the burden on our people."

More than 60,000 Victorians returned over the new year period after the state government announced no one would be able to cross the border from 11.59pm on January 1.

The state recorded three new locally-acquired cases, and Acting Premier Jacinta Allan said it was positive they were linked to a single cluster in Melbourne.

"The numbers here for Victoria today are a very strong set of numbers," she said.

"We always love the zero days, but this is a really strong day for Victoria, it comes off the back of a huge amount of tests.

"These new cases are all linked back ... we now have 24 active cases associated with the known cluster at Black Rock; the rest of our active cases here in Victoria are all linked to hotel quarantine.

"We still have a way to go because we still want to reach for those zero days."

Ms Allan said a border reopening would be based on health advice.

NSW recorded no new cases to 8pm Sunday, but two new cases have been confirmed since then and will be counted in Tuesday's numbers.

Health Minister Brad Hazzard said masks weren't compulsory for regional NSW residents, but were a good idea.

"It would still be safer for you ... don't feel embarrassed about it," he said.