Get tested
You can get a test for a blood borne virus or a sexually transmissible infection at your local doctor’s clinic (sometimes also called a GP).
Some tests are free because they are covered by Medicare. If you are unsure, please check with your doctor. There are also other sexual health clinics that you may visit in Victoria, Australia, which are listed below. If you need to look services outside Victoria, visit National Health Services Directory for a list of other services in Australia.
Melbourne Metropolitan
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
580 Swanston Street, Carlton, VIC 3053 Phone: (03) 9341 6200
Sexual Health Victoria – Melbourne clinic
Level 1, 94 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Phone: (03) 9660 4700 or Free call: 1800 013 952
Sexual Health Victoria – Box Hill clinic
Ground floor, 901 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill, VIC 3128 Phone: (03) 9257 0100 or Free call: 1800 013 952
Front Yard Youth Services (young people aged 12-25 years who are homeless or at risk of homelessness)
244 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Phone: (03) 9611 2411
Prahran Market Clinic (gay friendly GP)
Prahran Central Shopping Centre, Mezzanine Level 325 Chapel Street, Prahran, VIC 3181 Phone: (03) 9514 0888
The Centre Clinic (gay friendly GP)
Rear 77, Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, VIC 3182 Phone: (03) 9524 4866
Pronto! (Rapid HIV & Syphilis testing gay friendly clinic)
175 Rose Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3065 Phone: (03) 9416 2889
Northside clinic (gay friendly GP)
370 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North, VIC 3068 Phone: (03) 9485 7700
Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS)
186 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3065 Phone: (03) 9419 3000
Regional Victoria
Ballarat Sexual Health Clinic
12 Lilburne Street, Lucas, VIC 3350 Phone: (03) 5338 4541
Barwon Health Sexual Health Clinic
Geelong Hospital, Corner Bellerine and Lt Ryrie Streets, VIC 3220 Phone: (03) 4215 1390
Bendigo Community Health
171 Hargreaves St, Bendigo, VIC 3550 Phone: (03) 5448 1600
Gateway health Sexual Health Centre- Wangararatta site
45-47 Mackay Street, Wangaratta, VIC 3677 Phone: (03) 5723 2000
Gateway health Sexual Health Centre- Myrtleford site
32 Smith Street, Myrtleford, VIC 3737 Phone: (03) 5731 3500
Gateway health Sexual Health Centre- Wodonga site (Clinic 35)
155 High Street, Wodonga, VIC 3690 Phone: (02) 6022 8888 or Free call to 1800 657 573
Kardinia Health Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic
2-18 Colac Rd, Belmont, VIC 3216 Phone: (03) 5202 9333
Swan Hill Community Health- Youth Sexual Health Clinic (for under 26 years)
60 McCrae St, Swan Hill, VIC 3585 Phone: (03) 5033 9337
Reference: Department of Health & Human Services, State Government of Victoria, Australia
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