UPDATE: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is expected to announce a border closure later this morning.
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Unconfirmed reports the Victoria-NSW border will shut at midnight Tuesday with Australian Defence Force personnel to assist with management of crossings at key locations including Albury-Wodonga.
Mr Andrews, NSW Gladys Berejiklian and Prime Minister Scott Morrison have been involved in crisis talks on the issue.
Albury-Wodonga health region has not recorded a COVID-19 case in more than three months.
Mr Andrews is due to speak at a media conference at 10.45am Monday.
EARLIER: NSW opposition leader Jodi McKay wants the border between her state and Victoria shut immediately.
A surge in cases from hotel quarantine in NSW and the start of the school holidays in the state prompted Ms McKay's call for a hard border closure.
Such a move would create mayhem for Albury-Wodonga.
"NSW and Victoria must work together and as all options are considered, prudent and reasonable arrangements will be needed for our border communities," the state Labor leader said.
"Until now I have supported the Premier's decision not to change NSW-Victoria border arrangements.
"But school holidays are now underway and the NSW Government's actions so far to prevent infectious arrivals in our state have been inadequate.
"The NSW Premier has steadfastly refused to re-examine border arrangements as the Victorian situation worsens.
"However a closure needs to be considered and on the table while the spread is not contained."
There were 14 coronavirus cases reported in NSW on Sunday and all were overseas travellers in quarantine in Sydney.
NSW has presently shut its border to residents from Melbourne virus hotspot postcodes which were expanded at the weekend.
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