North coast green zone

I run a horse-drawn carriage on the north coast and although I am happy to be getting back to work soon, it concerns me that by allowing horse movement in general (and us being out on the street every day this holidays) may invite the spread of the disease. Can we safely assume that if the disease is in under 1% of the horse population that it is fading out? Or is the possibility still there that someone from Armidale might drive down and pat our horses and spread it here? I've been very glad to have had this blog to keep in touch with what others have been doing/suffering with/thinking over this time and am interested in any feedback.
Rachael McCallum