As of Monday the 28^th of June, there were 18 new cases, with a further 88 being treated and 2 in intensive care in Sydney.

None however have been reported in the Riverina, nor in Mrs Daltons electorate of Murray.

Her call comes as Victoria closes its northern border in the wake of new restrictions across NSW, only allowing those with a permit to enter.

Mrs Dalton will also request the Griffith, Leeton, Carrathool and Narrandera regions be added to the border bubble zone, which allows for travel within an exempted NSW-Victoria border region.

"There are no known COVID cases in these areas, and many farmers and businesses are heavily dependent on Victoria" Mrs Dalton said.

"No region in Australia has been more impacted by COVID than NSW-Victoria border towns

I will appeal to the Victorian Cross Border Commissioner for these regions to be added."

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Border towns were some of the hardest hit during 2020, with the seven month lockdown in Victoria badly hurting businesses and residents living in proximity to the NSW-Victoria border.

"Regional small businesses have lost millions, but have received scant support from governments more willing to prop up multinationals and provide aid to Sydney CBD,"

"Many border town hotels and restaurants may never recover."

Mrs Dalton is now urging government border MPs to join with her and others who have advocated both national border closure rules and more financial assistance.

"They need to put their community ahead of their party and fight for us all."

The chaos of last week's Sydney outbreak saw hundreds of NSW politicians placed into temporary isolation, including Mrs Dalton herself.

The incident meant the Member for Murray had to cancel meetings she had planned for the week, including a long-awaited conversation with Health Minister Brad Hazzard on the high rates of motor neurone disease in Griffith.

Mrs Dalton said she would be looking to reschedule the meeting to take place during one of the August sitting weeks.

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