	{"id":65300,"date":"2023-02-10T04:57:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T17:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/city-distributes-free-covid-tests\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09T13:07:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T02:07:49","slug":"city-distributes-free-covid-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/city-distributes-free-covid-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"City distributes free COVID tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FREE Rapid Antigen Tests (RATS) for COVID-19 are now available at City of Greater Geelong libraries, leisure centres and customer service centres.<\/p>\n<p>Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan said there were no eligibility requirements for people collecting the virus detections kits, which are available at the following locations:<\/p>\n<p>Barwon Heads Library<br \/>\nBellarine Aquatic and Sports Centre, Ocean Grove<br \/>\nBelmont Library<br \/>\nChilwell Library<br \/>\nCity of Greater Geelong Customer Service Centres at Corio Shopping Centre and Drysdale Library<br \/>\nCorio Library<br \/>\nDrysdale Library<br \/>\nGeelong Library &amp; Heritage Centre (The Dome)<br \/>\nGeelong West Library<br \/>\nHighton Library<br \/>\nLara Library<br \/>\nLeisurelink Aquatic and Recreation Centre, Waurn Ponds<br \/>\nLeisuretime Sports Precinct, Norlane<br \/>\nLeopold Library<br \/>\nNewcomb Library<br \/>\nOcean Grove Library<br \/>\nSplashdown Leisure Centre, Moolap<br \/>\nWaterworld Leisure Centre, Norlane, and<br \/>\nWaurn Ponds Library.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone is welcome to come pick up free RATs from our participating council facilities, no matter their age or health, disability or carer status,&#8221; Cr Sullivan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Following the closure of state PCR testing sites, the Victorian Government is supporting local councils to distribute free tests until June this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, head to geelong.link\/covidsupport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FREE Rapid Antigen Tests (RATS) for COVID-19 are now available at City of Greater Geelong libraries, leisure centres and customer service centres. 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