Concerns for NSW-Vic Border Communities

Mayor of Albury, Kevin Mack (L) reacts as he listens to the Mayor of Wodonga, Anna Speedie (R) during a media conference on July 7, 2020 in Albury, Australia. The NSW-Victoria border will close at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday evening due to a large spike in COVID-19 cases in Victoria. David Gray/Getty Images

The NSW-Victoria border will be closed as COVID-19 cases in the southern state climb, with authorities scrambling to establish exemptions for some communities.

Local mayors are trying to extend the boundary for exemption permits beyond Albury and Wodonga as the twin towns manage life with a closed NSW-Victoria border.