Wagga's Alisha McIntyre said she is feeling "mostly nervous" about the lockdown as a single mother with two special needs children.

"It'll be hard because I won't be able to go to the shops unless I take the children with me, or unless I can get someone to stop by for five minutes," she said, adding that a last-minute dash to the grocery store on Saturday afternoon was "hectic".

"They were lined up all the way out on the exterior of the store."

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Ms McIntyre said it's important for the community to check in on each other during this time.

"Everyone's doing it tough, but I feel like single parents and the elderly are doing it especially tough," she said.

Born-and-bred Wagga local Jeremy Kanck is feeling pretty optimistic going into lockdown with his partner.

"I'm lucky enough that I have been working from home a bit lately," he said, with his full-time job unaffected by the new stay-at-home orders.

He's planning to do some gardening during lockdown, and said that it's a "good time for reflection as well", particularly if people make time for daily exercise outdoors.

"Reach out to people, and people you haven't spoken to in a while," Mr Kanck said.

"Check in on people who live alone...for some people it's definitely worth a phone call."

His message to the community is that "this too shall pass", urging people to remember that "there's a light at the end of the tunnel".

Janet Hemphill from Hay said she wasn't expecting a lockdown to reach her town. She is hoping everyone will band together to follow the rules "because we don't want [lockdown] to continue".

"Just stay safe and do the right thing, and then we can get out of this heads up," she said.

"Hay's a great little community and we all look after each other."

Mrs Hemphill also has plans to work in the garden during lockdown, and said it's important for people to find a hobby or activity to focus on during this time.

"I think it's better for your mental health to be active than sitting around," she said.

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