Published on 05 December 2022
Free rapid antigen tests are now available for priority and high-risk community members.
Free rapid antigen tests (RATs) can be collected from the following locations:
You are eligible to collect RATs if you are:
Please show your concession, Seniors or disability card to staff to collect your free RATs or let us know you are 70 years or older or immunocompromised.
If you have symptoms or have been in contact with someone who has COVID-19, please do not collect RATs until you are well. If you can’t get to a location, a guardian or carer can collect your free RATs for you.
Twenty tests (4 kits) are available each visit for people with a disability and carers collecting the tests on behalf of people with a disability. These include:
Five tests (1 kit) are available each visit for people 70 years or older, immunocompromised people and people with concession cards. Eligible concession cards are:
If multiple people are listed on any of these listed cards, they are entitled to receive free RATs.
If you have COVID-19 symptoms, do not go to a council location to collect your free RATs. Instead, please collect free RATs at testing sites which you can find through the coronavirus website. Glen Eira residents can also attend the Spurway site at 89–91 Murrumbeena Road, Murrumbeena for COVID-19 vaccination, RAT and PCR testing and N95 facemasks. Walk-ins accepted or call 9119 1088 to make an appointment or book online
For more information about getting tested and reporting a positive RAT result, visit the Department of Health website.
Alternatively you can call the National Coronavirus Helpline on 1800 675 398.
21 July 2020
To help slow the spread of COVID-19, the Victorian Government has made it mandatory for people living in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire to wear face coverings when they are leaving the house.
07 June 2021
All Australians 40 and over are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination, among other groups.
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