Immunisation
2024 Influenza Season - Vaccine delivery expected late April. Updates will be posted here.
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
- First Nation's 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.
We do not provide the Shingles vaccine (Zostavax). This vaccine is available through your GP.
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
March Immunisation Dates
- Thursday 7 March - 10.00am - 12.00pm - Liardet Street Community Centre
- Tuesday 12 March - 9.30am - 11.30am - St Kilda Town Hall
- Thursday 14 March - 9.30am - 11.30am - Mary Kehoe Community Centre, Albert Park
- Saturday 16 March - 9.00am - 11.00am - South Melbourne Community Centre
- Wednesday 20 March - 9.30am - 11.30am - St Kilda Town Hall
- Tuesday 26 March - 4.30pm - 6.30pm - St Kilda Town Hall
April Immunisation Dates
- Thursday 4 April - 10.00am - 12.00pm - Liardet Street Community Centre
- Tuesday 9 April - 9.30am - 11.30am - St Kilda Town Hall
- Thursday 11 April - 9.30am - 11.30am - Mary Kehoe Community Centre, Albert Park
- Wednesday 17 April - 9.30am - 11.30am - St Kilda Town Hall
- Saturday 20 April - 9.00am - 11.00am - South Melbourne Community Centre
- Tuesday 23 April - 4.30pm - 6.30pm - 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
Fee for Service Immunisations - Available at the sessions via card payment only
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