RATs now free and available for everyone locally

FREE Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) are now available to all members of the community from the Southern Grampians Shire Council’s Brown Street Customer Service Centre, the Greater Hamilton Library, and the Hamilton Indoor Leisure and Aquatic Centre, after the State Government removed all eligibility criteria. Photo: GLENN GUY.

By Samantha McCombe

January 29, 2023 | 12:00 PM

ANYONE wanting to collect Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) can now do so for free at select locations across the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) after all eligibility criteria was removed.

The change was announced on Wednesday in line with a State Government initiative that will allow individuals to collect up to two RAT kits (10 tests) for themselves plus up to two for each household member per visit.