Immunisation sessions

Father and kids

Attending a session

Everyone is welcome to attend any of our open sessions and appointment clinics, including babies and children, adolescents and adults.

Vaccines funded under the National Immunisation Program are free for all those who are eligible. There is no cost to attend our immunisation sessions.

Did you know we also offer optional, fee-paying vaccines at all sessions without a prescription?

You can get recommended extra protection for:

  • Meningococcal B (Bexsero)
  • Meningococcal ACWY (Nimenrix)
  • Chickenpox

Read about immunisation for children for more details.

When attending immunisation sessions, please keep the following in mind:

  • bring your pram or stroller - there is plenty of space and ramp access at our venues
  • bring your Medicare card (if you have one), your child’s Green MCH Book, and any other immunisation history documents with you
  • photography and video recording are not permitted at immunisation sessions
  • payments for fee-paying vaccines can be made with EFTPOS or credit card - no payments with cash

There are some cases where we can't give your child vaccines. We are not able to immunise your child if:

  • they are under six weeks of age, or
  • they are coming for their 12 month vaccines before their first birthday, or
  • they need vaccines because you are travelling overseas including early MMR, or
  • they have come from overseas and we have not yet reviewed their overseas records.

Open sessions

Open sessions are drop-in, and no appointment is needed.

Open sessions can be noisy at peak times. If you or your child have sensory needs, please contact us before attending to discuss your options.

Venues

Appointment clinics

Bookings are required for the following venues, and appointment slots are available every 15 minutes. Contact us on 03 8470 8562 or email immunise@darebin.vic.gov.au to make a booking.

Availability for fully booked sessions may change closer to time as cancellations come in — check back later if your preferred date is not currently available.

Venues

2025 Flu Vaccine

The 2025 flu vaccine is now available at all sessions for all clients aged 6 months and over.

Funded flu vaccine is available for

  • children aged 6 months to less than 5 years
  • anyone aged 65 years and older
  • pregnant people – at any stage of pregnancy
  • all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6 months and over
  • people aged 6 months or older with certain medical risk factors — you can check the list of eligible conditions at Better Health Channel.

Fee-paying flu vaccine is available to purchase for people outside these categories at a cost of $22 per dose, payable by EFTPOS at the immunisation session.

Each person aged 5 and over who attends our sessions needs to complete a consent form. To save time you can download the form, fill it out, and bring it with you to one of our sessions.

2025 Influenza Consent Form (DOCX)(DOCX, 62KB)
2025 Influenza Consent Form (PDF)(PDF, 183KB)

If you can't print the form we will have plenty available at the sessions. You don't need to fill in a form for children under 5 years of age.

More information

Darebin Immunisation Service
270 Gower St, Preston 3072
Phone: 03 8470 8562
Email: immunise@darebin.vic.gov.au

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