Mrs Sutton said Deniliquin is already experiencing a stronger winter than in previous years.
McLean Beach Holiday Park is particularly busy right now, she said, and holiday makers are spending their money in the community.
‘‘Normally July is quiet in Deniliquin because people are usually busy with sport and other things, but we have actually been quite busy — busier than last year,’’ she said.
‘‘We have quite a few people staying in the park already.
‘‘Some of them have been here for two weeks or more.
‘‘Some of the Victorians are still home schooling, having chosen not to send their children back to school until next term, and are doing that from here.’’
Mrs Sutton said under the new NSW Order implemented on Wednesday, the park may have to turn away some holiday makers over the next month.
She said annual site holders from hotspot areas are also being instructed not to come to the park.
‘‘We take everyone’s postcodes and we’ve sent letters out to our long term site holders (who live in hotspot zones) advising them they are no longer allowed to visit,’’ Mrs Sutton said.
‘‘We already know where our visitors come from, and while most people are respecting what they have been told we are telling everyone they will be monitored.
‘‘Victorians not in hotspot zones are still calling and asking if they can come next week, and we’re advising them to keep checking the health and government advice because things are changing daily.
‘‘The Caravan and Camping Industry of New South Wales has provided us with check in forms, and everyone who comes in to the park will need to fill one out either electronically or manually.’’
The NSW Order implemented on Wednesday carries fines of $11,000 and potential six month prison term for Victorian hotspot residents caught in NSW within 14 days of being in the hotspot.
The order does not apply to a NSW residents returning home, but anyone who has been in a hotspot in the past 14 days will be subject to a two week ‘stay at home’ directive.
Travel from a hotspot in to NSW is only allowed in ‘‘very special circumstances’’, such as to obtain urgent medical care or for compassionate reasons.
