Q Fever Testing Booking Warragul 19/10/2026 & 26/10/2026

CENTRAL CLINIC WARRAGUL

Q fever vaccination process

You cannot have the Q fever vaccination if you have already had Q fever.

The vaccination process has two steps:

1. First appointment Screening for Q fever (skin and blood test)
2. Second appointment (7 days later) results are checked.

• If you already have Q fever immunity, you wont be vaccinated.
• If you do not have Q fever immunity, you will receive the vaccine during the appointment.
• At the second appointment, the GP will give you a card showing your Q fever status (immune or vaccinated). This status will be added to your record in the Australian Immunisation Register that is linked to Medicare.

Booking information

• If you are a Gippsland-based beef, sheep or goat farmer, aged 15 years and over, you are eligible to access the subsidised Q fever testing and vaccination appointments in Gippsland. This opportunity has been extended to the wider livestock industry thanks to funding from the Gippsland Region Public Health Unit.
• Below are available appointment times at Central Clinic Warragul.
• Your booking covers both appointments, one week apart.
• If you are making a group booking, please add name and email to each ticket for person who will be turning up at the appointment time. If you need help with group bookings, call Sue at GippsDairy: 5624 3900.
• Please bring your Medicare card to the appointments. Note: If you do not have a Medicare card, you will be required to pay for the blood test in addition to the first appointment.
• Please arrive 10min before your appointment time
• If no times are available, add yourself to the waiting list and we will contact you with new clinic times.
• We share your details with the GP clinic so that can send you appointment reminders.

Costs

• Participants make $145 payment by credit card when booking (this covers the skin test, vaccine, GST). For other payment options, call GippsDairy: 5624 3900.
• Participants will need to pay for first appointment cost ($95) at the Central Clinic Warragul Medical Centre at the time of the first appointment.
• The second appointment cost is covered by the Gippsland Re-Thinking Q Fever Project. You are not out of pocket for the second appointment.
• If you do not need the vaccine, you will receive a $115 refund from GippsDairy.

More information

https://www.dairyaustralia.com.au/news-repository/2026/01/15/preventing-q-fever-on-farm

https://lrh.com.au/news/q-fever-awareness-campaign-for-farm-workers/