Bendigo COVID-19 vaccine - latest on Coronavirus vaccine rollout and how you can book for our clinic

Last updated: September 17, 2021

Please note: Your address details will be checked for all appointments to ensure COVID-19 restriction rules are being followed.

Please note: Construction workers seeking priority access to vaccines today will need to attend the state-run Bendigo COVID-19 Vaccine Centre in Mollison Street.

Bendigo Community Health Services is delivering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to eligible people from the City of Greater Bendigo.

We can deliver both first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine but at the moment only have bookings available for a second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

To book the next available appointment call our Client Services team on 5406 1200.

Online bookings: To see available appointments in our COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic visit our HotDoc online booking service click here

Please note: If you have had your first AstraZeneca vaccine and had no serious side effects then you should have a second dose as required. If you have any concerns please speak with your GP.

If you want the AstraZeneca vaccine we recommend you use the Bendigo Health Vaccination Centre at 113-133 Mollison Street. The centre is open from 10am to 5pm daily. Call 1800 675 398 to make an appointment. The centre accepts a limited number of walk-in appointments each day.

Who are frontline workers/community members eligible to get the vaccine now regardless of age?

You are eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine if you are:

Aged between 40 and 59
Hotel quarantine and border worker or household contact of hotel quarantine and border worker.
Healthcare worker
Aged care staff or resident
Disability care staff or resident
Critical and high risk workers who are currently employed including, defence force personnel, police, fire, emergency services workers, meat and seafood processing workers.
A corrective and detention services worker including community correction staff
Staff working within high risk accommodation settings such as supported residential services,
public transport drivers and workers that are public facing such as ride share and taxi drivers.
All staff at international ports of entry
Adults with a significant disability
People with a disability who are participants of NDIS
People aged 16 years and over with an underlying medical condition.
People that are vulnerable and at high risk of contracting or developing serious illness from COVID-19, such as those experiencing homelessness, sleeping rough, or in emergency accommodation
those receiving drug and alcohol support services
residents of residential mental health facilities
those in sensitive accommodation including high rise/low rise public housing, supported residential services, community housing, rooming houses and others
prisoners in custody and detainees within corrections facilities
Carers (paid and unpaid) of some individuals eligible under Phase 1a and 1b, or of children with specified medical conditions (see COVID-19 vaccination program Phase 1b for further details)
Some disability and aged care support volunteers (see COVID-19 vaccination program Phase 1b for further details)
Travellers who have received a travel restriction exemption from the Australian Government to leave Australia
People who have already had their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine (including individuals who have returned from interstate or overseas) can receive their second dose at the appropriate timing between doses regardless of the phase they are in.
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people aged 16 years and over
People who are pregnant
Clients of Alcohol and Other drugs services

VIDEO: Step inside our COVID-19 vaccine clinic

So, what happens when you visit our COVID-19 vaccine clinic? Come with us as we step inside a clinic at our Central site and meet some of the people who turned out on this day to get their #JabDone ...

The COVID-19 vaccine program is rapidly changing. To keep up-to-date with the latest on vaccines, eligibility and safety warnings please click here

To get the latest information on the AstraZeneca vaccine so you can make an informed decision on the benefits against any risk click here

To get the latest information on the Pfizer vaccine click here

Our GPs, nurses and other staff have completed COVID vaccine training to ensure our clinics run safely and we have strict Coronavirus precaution protocols in place.

Our nurses have completed their annual refresher around course around immunisation safety. Read more

Bendigo Health is now running one of regional Victoria's allocated vaccine hubs to deliver the first shots in Bendigo. Learn more

The Victorian Government vaccination hotline is 1800 675 398.

Want to know when you will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine?

The COVID-19 vaccine is being rolled out in phases determined by the Australian Government.

Priority groups have been identified using public health, medical and epidemiological evidence.

To use the Australian Government's eligibility calculator to see which phase you are in click here

Bendigo COVID-19 vaccine - latest on Coronavirus vaccine rollout and how you can book for our clinic