Exactly one year after Albury was put on alert for COVID-19, the wider region is again dealing with potential exposure.
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More than 50 cars were queued at the Jindera Sportsground before testing began.
Jindera teen Lara Shannon, 17, and her brother Ayden, 15, got tested.
"My mum's mate was there (at the service station) and we're worried about the footy club because everyone was here on Saturday," she said.
"A lot of people are cranky.
"But I think we'll be alright because everyone's been really good with their masks."
Business owners like Fiona Brown, whose Next Level Cafe is directly adjacent to the exposure site, were yet to hear if Shell staff had tested negative.
"You look around and it's quiet," she said.
"But it's a good thing - you would much rather shut down if you have to and lose money for the long-term benefit."
The Shell was operating on Thursday.
Jindera post office licensee Pat Hayes said Greater Hume Council had worked well to support Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology to get a pop-up testing clinic running, which is expected to run again on Friday.
"Having it this close to home has been confronting for some people," he said.
"Everyone's pretty good about it - they're more shocked than anything."
Wait-times exceeding four hours were experienced at multiple testing sites.
IN OTHER NEWS:
The listing of Jindera's Shell as an exposure site came one year after the last public exposure listing in our region.
