A church leader cleared of breaching COVID-19 restrictions questioned why police had to waste time over an anonymous complaint.
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Life Church Benalla pastor Greg Robertson said he was disappointed somebody had contacted authorities over Sunday's livestreamed worship service.
Benalla police confirmed officers attended the church and established the statewide lockdown restrictions had not been breached.
Faith leaders broadcasting services and ceremonies at places of worship are considered essential workers under Victorian government regulations.
Pastor Robertson said he understood police had to investigate, "but it still doesn't make it any less concerning, confronting and unnecessary in my view".
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"They were incredibly professional, they were lovely," he said.
"They were obviously doing their job but I think the higher order question needs to be asked, why is that their job?
"In a small regional town with very stretched resources, why are they responding to a frivolous claim such as that?"
Victoria Police told The Border Mail details of fines issued during the five-day lockdown would not be released at this stage. Wodonga police officers yesterday were not aware of any fines handed out in their region.
The state recorded two new locally acquired coronavirus cases and two in hotel quarantine, with Albury Wodonga Health reporting no positive tests for the 198th consecutive day.
Premier Daniel Andrews said announcements would be made today about any changes to restrictions.
"We'll wait as long as we can in order to have as much data as possible to make that important judgement," he said in his daily briefing.
