Remaining officers are struggling to carry the load left by the void in what is a large area of operation.

Secretary of the Police Association of Victoria Wayne Gatt says the command has 14 days to respond.

“The community of Wodonga are being short-changed. Not because the local police don’t want to help them, but they’re limited in what they can do. Members are tied up. They’re doing the entire shift on one job, there’s no back up for kilometres and kilometres, and that’s the nature of regional policing, and that’s why this is an issue that needs to be addressed and addressed properly.”