Dominic Perrottet said it was apparent that the Albury region, along with Sydney, had been the worst affected COVID fallout area in NSW, given the impact of border closures over past months.

He said the government was prepared to provide further help, particularly to the tourism sector.

NSW offered small business grants of up to $10,000 to those who suffered a loss through its closure of the Victorian border last year.

However, the pool for that scheme was not exhausted with just over $30 million reported to have been leftover in November.

Albury Business Connect chair Barry Young said at that time he would like to see the money be used for further border support.

Mr Perrottet did not dismiss that occurring, when he spoke to the media after a business lunch in Albury on Thursday.

"I'm very open to looking at that, I've committed to it, but I want to get some more data first in relation to where the challenges are and make sure when we invest we invest with impact and keep as many people in work as possible," Mr Perrottet said.

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He added that tourism was "probably top of the list" of industries of concern.

The Treasurer was disappointed only one NSW regional airport benefitted from the federal government's tourism flights deal announced on Thursday.

"Following the federal government's support, where there are gaps we will fill them and I want to make sure wherever you live in NSW, whatever industry you are in, you have that support," Mr Perrottet said.

Murray River Tourism chief executive Mark Francis said his organisation would be looking to pressure the NSW and Victorian governments for more aid after missing out on targetted assistance from the federal government.

"We look forward to seeing some really strong recovery programs dedicated into this Murray region," Mr Francis said.

He said it appeared other regions, which were more cohesive such as Queensland, had succeeded at the federal level.

"I think because we are a cross border entity, I think sometimes that can be a challenge," Mr Francis said.

"Collectively NSW and Victoria perhaps haven't had the loudest voice to be able to be as heard, I think definitely that is something that has occurred."

Mr Francis said loan aid flagged by Canberra on Thursday would not be a big help to tourist operators because it required them to be on Jobkeeper and most dropped out in December before the Victorian border closure.

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