Testing for COVID-19

DO NOT go to your GP or the Emergency Department for COVID-19 Testing 

If you have symptoms, have been to an exposure site, or have been requested to get tested by a health service:

• Only leave your home to get the test.
• Return home immediately after the test, and stay home until you receive a negative result.
• If you have a medical emergency call 000

CLICK >> All Victorian testing sites

The Victorian testing sites website also lists:

• estimated wait times
• testing sites that accept the Testing Registration form

The Testing Registration Form can help reduce wait times.

CLICK >> Testing Registration Form 

https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/where-get-tested-covid-19

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Ballarat testing clinics

Pop-up Drive-through clinic

No appointment needed 

Creswick Road Parking Lot  

116 Creswick Road carpark 

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Open from 9.00am to 6.00pm until further notice. 

This clinic will have reduced hours on Sunday 5 December - it will operate from 9.00am to 12.00pm.

If you attend a drive-through clinic, and the line is too long for you, please return home where you are safe, and then attend the clinic at a later date. Or alternatively, please book for a test at UFS Respiratory Clinic.    

Our Rapid Response Testing Team (RRTT) is stood up-or-down in accordance with local testing demand. BHS continues to work with local health care providers to ensure adequate locally testing is available.  

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UFS Respiratory Clinic  

Walk-in or by appointment 
Book Online or call 03 4311 1571

https://www.ufs.com.au/coronavirus/covid-19-testing-clinic/

Location                          
Corner of Dana and Doveton Street South, Ballarat

Click here for testing clinics across Victoria     

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Call to Test

The Call to Test Service is available to people who are 5 years of age or older and have symptoms of COVID-19 but are unable to leave their home. All callers are screened for eligibility.

To access this service
Call the COVID-19 hotline: 1800 675 398 and select option 9.

Click here for more information on the Call to Test Service, including eligibility requirements.

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The following locations are now permanently closed for COVID-19 testing:

• Morsehead Park pop-up - closed
• Ballarat Senior Citizens Centre Little Bridge Street - closed
• 15 Errard Street - closed
• Sebastopol Dental Clinic pop-up - closed