Mr Saunders is standing up for the regions to lead the way on the easing of coronavirus social restriction measures. While he's unsure of what it would look like, the Dubbo MP said one of the reasons it would be more successful here is due to the lower population.

But Dubbo mayor Ben Shields is hesitant about the idea.

He said he didn't want Dubbo to be used as "a bit of an experiment". Cr Shields wants politicians to stay out of the debate and leave the decision to the health professionals.

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"I'm not interested in Dubbo being an experiment unless it's from chief health officers. We can't have this thing where politicians are just carrying on," he said.

Mr Saunders said every single decision would be made based on the best health advice.

"It's not about telling health officials 'this is the way we have to do it'. It's about saying 'if you think there's a way for us to start relaxing it, why don't we look at regional areas starting off that relaxation'," he said.

He has also acknowledged that not everyone will agree.

"There's no doubt about that. Some people will say it's too hard to do it. The Premier [Gladys Berejiklian] still thinks a statewide approach is the only way to go but I'm passionate about making sure regions have opportunities," Mr Saunders said.

"Part of the reason regions like ours would be a good idea to lead things back is just that we've been on the downward curve for so long with the drought.

"If we can have just a little bit more time to get back into recovery, get their more quickly than some of our metro areas, it can help boost some of our regional businesses and also show a little bit of what will work or not work in highly populated areas, as well."

Deputy mayor Stephen Lawrence supports the idea. He said he thinks the calls are "quite welcome and quite appropriate".

There have been six confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Dubbo local government area. Since Friday, there have been no active cases.

But, if restrictions are eased, more cases will appear.

"I think people need to be prepared for that," Mr Saunders said.

"People are cheering about the fact we've got no active cases in Dubbo anymore. Well, that's short term relief. When we start to relax things at some point there will be more active cases."

The Dubbo MP said hospitals and the local health district were now better prepared to deal with those cases as they arose.