Under Victoria's border permit system, anyone travelling from South Australia to Victoria must fill out an application every 14 days.

This requirement applies to Victorians re-entering the state from South Australia.

Border Inn treasurer Simon Robinson said the business had lost an estimated 35 per cent of its income as the flow of South Australians decreases.

"We have a few South Australian friends and they will just not come to Victoria," he said.

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"Some do if they have land or a special reason to come over, but on the whole, people are just too worried about getting a fine.

"The South Australians over there that aren't used to travelling to a centre in Victoria just see the border as a big black mark and they won't come across it. It is just easier to stay at home and not run the risk of a fine."

The Border Inn is owned by 12 Apsley farming families whose combined effort saved the once-derelict pub.

The group of families has been looking to sell the inn, which the border closures and restrictions have complicated.

Residents living on the New South Wales-Victoria border can travel freely between states for day-to-day activities like work and shopping, requiring a driver's license only.

Mr Robinson wants the Victorian government to implement a similar system for the South Australian border.

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"If it were easier to have people who live within 50km of the border to cross over to come to the pub, play sport or for a social visit, any of that. It would just take that barrier away," he said.

"Ideally, all you would need would be your license, with your address on it to prove you live in that border area.

"Whether it is 50km or 70km. If the police stopped you and you showed your licence, you would be alright.

"There would be no need for paperwork, and in Victoria's case, paperwork every fortnight."

Calls among the cross border community for a border bubble have led to a petition addressed to Victorian cross border commissioner Luke Wilson.

A spokesperson for Mr Wilson said he was aware of the cross-border communities concerns with the permit system.

"Victoria's Cross Border Commissioner is aware of concerns with the current Victorian permit arrangements on the border with South Australia and has received significant correspondence from concerned residents in the area," the spokesperson said.

"The Commissioner is and will continue to advocate to the relevant Government departments on this matter on behalf of these border communities."

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