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⚠️COVID-19 VACCINATIONS - CLICK HERE

Barwon Health Immunisation Service, working under contract for the City of Greater Geelong, provides immunisation services to all residents in the Greater Geelong region. The service provides all vaccines on the National Immunisation Program Schedule including infant, pre-schooler, secondary students and adult vaccines.

Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) and the need to keep our community safe, there has been changes to our normal sessions and venues. If you or your family have COVID or have been a close contact with a confirmed case in the past seven days, or are currently unwell with fever and/or cold like symptoms, please do not attend. Only one caregiver should attend with a client and no extra siblings if possible.

All immunisation appointments can be booked online above. For further information please call:

• COVID-19: ph 1800 675 398
• Other immunisations including influenza and childhood vaccinations: ph 4215 6963

Vaccination timetable

Please note: Appointment-only sessions until further notice. No cash payments will be accepted at this time, please pay via card.

Location	Immunisation hours
South Barwon Civic Centre 1-17 Reynolds Road, Belmont Park in the bowling/civic centre car park.	Appointments only: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday Please check reminder SMS sent the day prior for venue.
Korayn Birralee Family Centre 138-152 Purnell Road, Corio	Appointments only: Wednesday 9.30am - 11.45am
Boorai Centre (behind Aquatic Centre) 4-50 Shell Rd, Ocean Grove	Appointments only: 2nd and 4th Friday of each month 9.30am -11.45am Extra sessions have been added

Updated 19 August 2021. 

We request all visitors practise both social distancing and good personal hygiene, including regular hand washing and the use of hand hygiene solution, as you move through our facilities. Masks are required for everyone aged eight and above. We recommend you carry out a RAT and have a negative result before entering any Barwon Health building. 

If you or your family have COVID or have been a close contact with a confirmed case in the past seven days, or are currently unwell with fever and/or cold like symptoms, please do not attend. Due to physical distancing measures, there is a limit of one support person per client when attending appointments.

New babies

Please note babies are now due for their first vaccinations at 6 weeks of age. Please contact us on 4215 6963 to book an extended appointment for your first visit. If you require further information prior to this, please ask your maternal child health nurse at your next check-up, or call us on 4215 6963 with any questions.

Flu vaccine availability

Flu vaccine bookings are now OPEN for the 2021 Influenza vaccine for all eligible age groups. All bookings are by appointment only.

Free government stock is available for clients who are over 65 years of age, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people of any age, and people with predisposing medical risk factors (including pregnant women). Paid flu vaccines for all other clients are available at a cost of $25.  

School vaccination

The immunisation service visits all secondary schools in the Geelong region. If having an immunisation in a school setting (or your adolescent is homeschooled) is not appropriate appointments can be made at one of our community centres. Information on the secondary school program can be found here. 

• Year 7 immunisation consent form
• Year 10 immunisation consent form

Immunisation histories

Children born after 2003 can obtain their history from the Australian Immunisation Register or the MyGov website. For anyone born prior to this, we ask you to check the MyGov website for the history first. If this is incomplete, email Barwon Health Immunisation Service [email protected] with your name, date of birth, Medicare number, telephone number and address where you lived when you last accessed the service and we will contact you. For your health and safety, we ask you to read the pre-immunisation-checklist prior to immunisation.

Workplace vaccination

Barwon Health Immunisation Service offers workplace flu vaccination programs. Our flexible team can visit on a day and time that suits your business best. Our trained staff will attend your business, any staff who miss out on the day are then able to attend any of our sessions to receive their vaccines. The service charges by the vaccine. Call (03) 4215 6963 to discuss your needs, or email [email protected].