Residents can now access free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) at many of the City’s libraries, leisure facilities and customer service centres.
The COVID-19 detection tests can be picked up by all community members from the following locations:
Customer Service Centres
- Corio Customer Service Centre
- Drysdale Customer Service Centre
Libraries
- Barwon Heads Library
- Belmont Library
- Chilwell Library
- Corio Library
- Drysdale Library
- Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome)
- Geelong West Library
- Highton Library
- Lara Library
- Leopold Library
- Newcomb Library
- Ocean Grove Library
- Waurn Ponds Library
Sporting and Aquatic Centres
- Bellarine Aquatic and Sports Centre
- Leisurelink Aquatic and Recreation Centre
- Leisuretime Sports Precinct
- Splashdown Leisure Centre
- Waterworld Leisure Centre
Mayor Trent Sullivan
There are no eligibility requirements when collecting free tests.
Everyone is welcome to come pick up free RATs from our participating council facilities, no matter their age or health, disability or carer status.
Community members can take up to two kits per person plus up to two for each household member, while those with a disability or their carer can collect up to four packets of tests.
RATs are a convenient and fast way to detect COVID-19 early.
Following the closure of state PCR testing sites, the Victorian Government is supporting local councils to distribute free tests until June this year.
Council requests that that community members who are experiencing symptoms don’t attend these facilities for a test.
