The former Mobil service station at 171-175 Beechworth Road that remains vacant is the subject of a planning permit application signed off by Indi MP Helen Haines.

The application is on exhibition at Wodonga Council's website and is only required due to the proposal involving shipping containers.

Dr Haines said she had been involved in the plans and was excited by their ideas.

"People have probably already seen the orange cockatoos on the fence there - that's a little nod to the campaign being just around the corner," she said.

"We have lots of volunteers in Wodonga and they've already got terrific plans for how to make that site really engaging and fun.

"We have a hub in Wangaratta, in Benalla and other places around the electorate.

"But we thought that in Wodonga, because it's our biggest town, we really wanted to give as many people as possible the opportunity to see the orange volunteers at work and to get involved and ask questions if they wanted to.

"This is a pretty light-touch place of assembly application; it's not for anything permanent, so I would anticipate it should be pretty straightforward, but we will await the decision."

A short-term lease has been signed with Cavalier Homes, which recently purchased the site.

The application to Wodonga Council references a cost of $2640 for an assembly which will include shade, the shipping containers, toilets and seating.

"We plan to use the site as a 'pop-up' hub - as a place for the community to gather together during the federal election campaign," it states.

"We envisage hosting social gatherings which foster democratic engagement.

"The site will be cleared and returned to its vacant state, after the federal election."

The federal election, which is due before the end of May, is yet to be called but Dr Haines is preparing regardless.

"Both the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition are very much in campaign mode," she said.

"It makes a lot of sense that we have this hub there and functioning.

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"We know that with COVID restrictions coming and going, being outdoor means that we can have bigger events with more people in a COVID-safe way.

"The key thing during an election campaign ... is to give the general public the opportunity to get involved to and visit a hub to ask questions about the campaign in the election.

"The inspiration always for me and for the whole orange campaign for Indi is to do politics differently."