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EMERGENCY

In an emergency, always call triple zero (000). It’s a free call from any phone, mobile or phone box.

For other urgent medical issues, go to an Emergency Department.

Our Emergency Departments are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week:

NSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended for adolescents by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in a school-based vaccination program.

Parent information kits are sent home to parents early in the school year. To consent to vaccination, parents are advised to read all the information provided, complete and sign the consent form and return it to their child’s school. School-based vaccinations are free.

For general enquiries contact:

Lismore area

Bernadette Williams
School Based Immunisation Coordinator

Phone: 02 6620 7503
Email: Bernadette.Williams1@health.nsw.gov.au

 
Coffs Harbour to Port Macquarie area

Ms Lindsay Lucas
A/School Immunisation Coordinator

Mobile: 0429 046 229 (Coffs Harbour to Port Macquarie area)
Email: Lindsay.Lucas@health.nsw.gov.au

 

High Schools

Students in high schools are offered the following vaccines:

NSW School Vaccination Program

Vaccine Year Number of Doses More Information
Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (dTpa) Year 7 1 dose What are diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis? Information about dTpa vaccination
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Year 7 2 doses What is HPV? Information about HPV vaccination Cancer Council Australia National HPV Vaccination Program Register
Meningococcal ACWY​​ Year 10 1 dose What is meningococcal disease? Information about meningococcal ACWY vaccination

 

  • Free vaccines are only available at school to students who have a signed consent form and who commence the vaccine course while they are in Year 7 (for dTpa or HPV vaccination) or Year 10-11 (for meningococcal ACWY vaccination).
  • Students who miss vaccine doses due to absence on the day of the nurses’ visit will be offered catch-up vaccination at subsequent school clinics. Where this is not possible, parents will be advised that free catch-up vaccine is available at their local GP.
  • Parents who choose to wait for their child to be older before consenting to vaccination will be required to arrange for vaccination at their GP and may have to pay a consultation fee. The NSW Health website has more information about catch-up vaccination.
  • Parents can withdraw consent at any time before vaccination takes place.
  • Coverage rates for all vaccines offered to students in high schools from 2011 to 2016 are available.
  • Information about the vaccinations is also available in 26 community languages.
  • A video ​(Whatchya Gunna DO?) has been produced to raise awareness about the importance of immunisation for Aboriginal adolescents and their parents.

 

To obtain a record of your child’s immunisations provided at school by this program, please complete a Request for Student Vaccination Record Form and send to the Lismore School Based Vaccination: Bernadette Williams, School Based Immunisation Coordinator

Phone: 02 6620 7503
Email: Bernadette.Williams1@health.nsw.gov.au

 

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