Immunisation
An appointment is required to attend all our community immunisation sessions.
HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccine - Did you miss out on the HPV vaccine at school?
- Australians aged 25 and under who missed out on the HPV vaccine at school can catch up for free at council's community immunisation sessions.
- The HPV vaccine is recommended for people aged 12 to 25 and offered at school in year 7.
- The HPV vaccine is safe and effective in protecting against nine types of HPV that cause most cervical cancers, other HPV related cancers and almost all cases of genital warts.
Find out more about HPV and the vaccine at Cancer Council Victoria - HPV Vaccine
Influenza Season - the flu vaccine is available at all our community immunisation sessions.
The vaccine is funded for the following people:
- Children 6 months to under 5 years of age
- Pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- People 65 years and over
- People with medical conditions putting them at increased risk of severe influenza and its complications.
The vaccine is also available to purchase at the sessions for anyone who is not eligible for the government funded vaccine.
Payment of $22 per vaccine can be made at your appointment via card payment only.
An appointment is required to attend all community immunisation sessions.
Immunisation
The City of Port Phillip provide free vaccines under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) if you meet the immunisation eligibility criteria.
Access to the free NIP vaccines requires a person to hold or be eligible for a Medicare Card.
These include childhood vaccines, that are funded for anyone up to 20 years of age and vaccines for,
- adolescents
- pregnant women
- adults and seniors
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
- people with certain medical conditions that puts them at greater risk of certain disease.
See immunisation eligibility criteria for further information.
We also provide some fee for service vaccines that are not funded. Payment for these vaccines can be made at the sessions with Eftpos only. See below Fee for Service Immunisations.
Sessions and bookings
Bookings to our clinics are made using the Victorian Department of Health Central Immunisation Record portal. To book an appointment for yourself or for your family, you will need to create an account on the portal. To do this you will need:
- email address
- access to the email account
- Medicare card
An appointment is required to attend all our community immunisation sessions, during the months of April, May, June and July.
October Immunisation Dates
- Thursday 3 October - 10.00am - 12.00pm - Liardet St Community Centre, Port Melbourne
- Tuesday 8 October - 9.30am - 11.30am - St Kilda Town Hall
- Saturday 12 October - 9.00am - 11.00am - South Melbourne Community Centre
- Thursday 17 October- 9.30am - 11.30am - Mary Kehoe Community Centre, Albert Park
- Tuesday 22 October - 4.30pm - 6.30pm - St Kilda Town Hall
- Wednesday 30 October - 9.30am - 11.30am - St Kilda Town Hal
November Immunisation Dates
- Thursday 7 November - 10.00am - 12.00pm - Liardet St Community Centre, Port Melbourne
- Tuesday 12 November - 9.30am - 11.30am - St Kilda Town Hall
- Saturday 16 November - 9.00am - 11.00am - South Melbourne Community Centre
- Tuesday 19 November - 4.30pm - 6.30pm - St Kilda Town Hall
- Thursday 21 November - 9.30am - 11.30am - Mary Kehoe Community Centre, Albert Park
- Wednesday 27 November - 9.30am - 11.30am - St Kilda Town Hall
For a full list of session dates and times, download the immunisation calendar:
If you book a session, please arrive at your scheduled appointment time.
If you are unable to make an appointment, you may still attend a session and wait to be served. Sessions are all well-staffed to ensure clients are served promptly.
Please note, we cannot assist anyone arriving later than the closing times specified.
Influenza Vaccines and Other Funded Vaccines
Need help?
Contact us
Our Immunisation Service team is here to help.
Send us a message on My Port Phillip.
Phone: 03 9209 6383 or 03 9209 6200