Immunising your child

Find an immunisation session

Please don't attend a session if you or your child/children are unwell with any flu or cold-like symptoms. We ask that only two adults per child attend the session and masks must be worn before entering the session.

Our immunisation sessions are appointment-based.

Session locations

Our community immunisation sessions are held at the following locations:

• Bentleigh McKinnon Youth Centre, 1–5 Higgins Road, Bentleigh
• Carnegie Library and Community Centre, 7 Shepparson Avenue, Carnegie
• Caulfield Park Pavilion, 280 Balaclava Road, Caulfield North
• Better Health Network, 2A Gardeners Road, Bentleigh East
• Glen Eira Town Hall, corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield
• McKinnon Public Hall, 118 McKinnon Road, McKinnon

Prepare for your visit

Our immunisation sessions are appointment-based. Bookings are available online. Bring your child’s health book or immunisation records, and a Medicare card (if you have one).

Seasonal influenza vaccine

We are currently providing influenza vaccinations for the upcoming winter season. Council is funded under National Immunisation Program (NIP) to deliver the service for free to children aged 6 months and under 5 years.

Influenza vaccination is particularly important for those most at risk: children under 5, pregnant women, people with certain medical conditions and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Special risk groups are eligible to receive the seasonal influenza vaccine for free under the National Immunisation Program (NIP).

You should get vaccinated each year from April onwards to be protected before the influenza season. The peak influenza season is usually June to September in most parts of Australia. However, it is never too late to get the vaccine as influenza can spread all year round.

If you had last season’s flu vaccine late last year or early this year, you should still get the new season vaccine this year.

All children aged 6 months to less than 5 years are eligible for a free influenza vaccine.

Why immunise your child?

Immunisation protects your child, other children and the community from harmful and contagious diseases.

To understand how vaccines make your immune system stronger, visit the Department of Health's How immunisation works page.

What happens if you don’t immunise?

As well as putting people at risk of getting sick, it can also affect your access to childcare and kindergarten. 

To enrol in childcare or kindergarten in Victoria, your child needs to:

• be up to date with immunisations, or
• be on a suitable catch-up schedule, or
• have approved medical exemption.

Conscientious objection to vaccinations is not a valid reason for exemption.

For more information, you can visit:

• No Jab, No Play legislation (Victorian Department of Health and Human Services)
• Immunisation requirements (Federal Department of Health)

What vaccinations does my child need?

We follow the Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule and vaccinate against the following diseases:

From 6 weeks

• Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b
• Pneumococcal
• Rotavirus

4 months

• Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b
• Pneumococcal
• Rotavirus

6 months

• Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b

12 months

• Measles, mumps, rubella
• Pneumococcal
• Meningococcal ACWY

18 months

• Measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox
• Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis
• Haemophilus Influenza type b

4 years

• Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis

12-13 years or Year 7

• Human papillomavirus (HPV)
• Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis

Year 10

• Meningococcal ACWY

Boosting required (over periods longer than 6 months and less than 5 years)

• Influenza

What if my child was vaccinated overseas?

Before you attend a Council immunisation session, you must email your child's immunisation records to immunisation@gleneira.vic.gov.au. 

Please include the following information:

• First and last name
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Photo of Medicare card (if they have one)
• Photo or scanned copy of their immunisation history and an English translation (if needed).

We'll then review your child's overseas immunisations and add them to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR). We'll then create a catch-up schedule if your child doesn't have all the required vaccinations. Please allow 10 working days for us to process your paperwork.

Your child must live in Glen Eira to be eligible and you need to attend a council immunisation session for any catch-up immunisations.

Accessing my child's immunisation history

If you have a Medicare card, access your child’s Immunisation History Statement by using your Medicare online account through myGov or the Express Plus Medicare mobile app.

If you don't have a Medicare card, please call the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) on 1800 653 809 or visit a Medicare service centre. 

You will automatically receive a statement when your child is 1, 2 and 4 years old.