A Bendigo Health spokesperson said the testing team was assisting to test the community after a number of exposure sites were named in the city.

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"The local Public Health Unit is involved in contact tracing," the spokesperson said.

On Sunday night, two locations across central Victoria were also listed as tier one exposure sites.

The news prompted many residents to get tested across central Victoria including workers from a Wycheproof bakery.

In response, Bendigo Health will also make 100 Pfizer walk-in appointments available to eligible people on Tuesday at its community vaccination clinic.

Bendigo Health will continue to offer AstraZeneca walk-ins for those aged 60 and over.

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The spokesperson said the health service's priority was to get people in high-risk eligibility categories in the Loddon-Mallee region vaccinated.

The Pfizer vaccine is available only for eligible people aged 16 to 39, such as hotel quarantine and border workers; household contacts of hotel quarantine and border workers; healthcare workers; aged care staff; residents and disability care staff; and those who are vulnerable and at high risk of contracting or developing serious illness from COVID-19. A full list can be found here.

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