We provide all childhood vaccinations specified on the National Immunisation Program.

Vaccination is free to children eligible for Medicare benefits.

No appointments are necessary, but a parent or legal guardian must consent and be present for a child’s vaccination.  Note: Grandparents cannot provide consent unless they are a court-appointed guardian.

Please bring your child’s Medicare card and immunisation records (blue book) if you have them.

For details of the vaccine schedule visit SA Health - childhood immunisation program.

If your child is missing one or more of their childhood vaccinations, our registered nurses can plan a tailored catch-up program.

To be able to do this effectively, you will need to provide us with your name and contact details, your child’s details, including date of birth, Medicare number and any known previous vaccination records. This information can be brought into any of our council offices or can be taken to any of our immunisation clinics.

To view or print a copy of your own or your child’s immunisation history statement go to Medicare online through myGov

The catch-up schedule will be calculated by one of our registered nurses and we will contact you to advise which clinic you are able to attend to receive the vaccinations. 

We provide vaccinations for Year 8 students against the following vaccine preventable diseases; diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough (pertussis), and Human Papilloma Virus.

These services are offered to all high schools within the Onkaparinga, Alexandrina, and Victor Harbour council areas.

Parents/guardians must give consent and complete the Medicare details in order for vaccines to be administered.

For students who are absent on vaccination day, a letter will be sent to their parents/guardians to notify them of their child’s absence. These students may then attend any of our regular clinics with their parents/guardians in order to receive the missed vaccination at no charge.

Parents/guardians please remember to bring your child’s Medicare card when attending one of our clinics.

Click here to find out about our immunisation sevices in the Alexandrina Council area.

The following vaccines are available for a fee.

• Flu vaccinations are available from March until December each year.
• Hepatitis A and B, Diptheria, Tetanus and Whooping Cough (pertussis) vaccinations are available year-round.

To book a worksite vaccination clinic please complete the Worksite booking form. 

Free whooping cough (pertussis) vaccines are now available for pregnant woman in their 3rd trimester at our clinics. For more information about this initiative visit SA Health.

We provide a fee-for service immunisation program for adults, non-Medicare card holders and non-scheduled vaccines ie. meningococcal b and vaccines required for work, at all of our immunisation clinics.

All fee-for-service vaccines MUST be pre-booked and please allow 2 weeks to ensure the vaccine is in stock.

No appointments are necessary, but a parent or legal guardian must consent and be present if the vaccine is for a child.  Note: Grandparents cannot provide consent unless they are a court-appointed guardian.

For full information regarding our fees and charges for these vaccines, please refer to our Fees and Charges.

No Jab, No Pay

As a part of the government’s commitment to improving immunisation coverage in Australia the No Jab, No Pay initiative was introduced on 1 January 2016.

Families with children aged under 20 years need to have their children immunised to be eligible to receive the Family Tax Benefit Part A end of year supplement and child care subsidies.

For further information regarding the requirements of this program visit Department of Social Services.

All vaccines administered in Australia undergo extensive assessments for safety and effectiveness through clinical trials by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).

All of our vaccinations are administered by immunisation accredited registered nurses. Our nurses can also provide advice, education and information about vaccines and immunisation in general.

Like all medications, vaccines may have side effects. In the majority of cases these reactions are mild and short-lasting, such as soreness or redness at the injection site for one or two days after the vaccination.

For further information visit SA Health’s page on Vaccine Safety or the Commonwealth Department of Health’s page on the Immunise Australia program.

Travel vaccines are essential for ensuring your health and safety whilst overseas and in preventing the transfer of communicable diseases to Australian shores.

Customers requiring travel vaccines are advised to contact or visit their local GP, The Travel Doctor, Travel-Bug Medical Vaccination Clinic or Globe Medical.

We are no longer able to offer the Zostavax Vaccine, through our immunisation clinics.

Customers requiring this vaccine are advised to contact or visit their local GP.

In some cases a medical practitioner will complete a script for a vaccine, so that the individual can purchase the medication and arrange the vaccination at their convenience.

Under law, our nurses are not able to administer vaccinations that have not been purchased by and stored under our control. Please refer to your prescribing GP for further information about where such vaccines may be administered.

All vaccinations administered by our nurses must be consented to and conducted in the presence of a parent or legal guardian. Grandparents cannot provide consent unless they are a court-appointed guardian.

For further information, contact our Immunisation team on telephone (08) 8384 0666.