Canberra Sexual Health Centre
Public sexual health clinic · Canberra, Australia
Can I go now?
Appointment needed
From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026Call 02 5124 2184 Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri 09:00–16:30 or Wed 12:30–16:30. To book with a free interpreter, call 131 450 first and ask for the centre. Bring a Medicare card only if you have one.
Can a visitor use it?
Yes — The clinic says its services are available for everyone aged 14 and over, including people without Medicare, international students, and asylum seekers and refugees. It does not use the words tourist or visitor.
From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026About
The ACT's public sexual health clinic says STI testing and treatment are free and that it welcomes people with and without Medicare, and it prescribes PEP and PrEP — but it is appointment only, so phone first.
- Specialises in
- Everyone welcome
- Also serves
- LGBTQ+ people · People living with HIV · Young people · Sex workers · Migrants & people without insurance
Services
HIV lab test — Yes
Blood draw; result in days; picks up recent infection sooner than rapid tests.
Full STI check — Yes
Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis (usually with HIV) in one visit.
Routine STI and blood-borne virus screening.
Throat & rectal swabs — Yes
Tests the sites where you actually have sex, not just urine.
The centre's own safer-sex leaflet says the nurse may ask you to swab your vagina, throat or bottom.
Syphilis test — Yes
Blood test.
Hepatitis B & C test — Yes
Blood test.
Seen with symptoms — Yes
Will examine and treat if you have symptoms, not only screen.
The clinic assesses and treats STIs; its monthly M-clinic and STRIP evening sessions are for people without symptoms only.
Treatment on site — Yes
Antibiotics or injections given at the clinic.
The clinic says treatment can be organised in the clinic or with a prescription.
PEP (after HIV exposure) — Yes
Emergency 28-day medicine; must start within 72 hours.
PEP is prescribed in clinic hours; for after-hours PEP the clinic says to go to the nearest emergency department. getpep.info lists it as supplying PEP at a reduced cost to people without Medicare.
PrEP — start here — Yes
Can prescribe PrEP, including to visitors.
PrEP refill — Yes
Can supply PrEP if you already take it.
Telecheck can renew a PrEP script by fax to your pharmacy once results are reviewed; it needs a Digital Health Record account.
Mpox vaccine — Yes
HIV care & ART — Yes
Ongoing HIV treatment; can help if you run out of medication abroad.
Describes itself as the region's largest HIV outpatient service.
Results: Up to 7 days; the clinic contacts you if results need discussing
Booking, access & languages
Call 02 5124 2184 Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri 09:00–16:30 or Wed 12:30–16:30. To book with a free interpreter, call 131 450 first and ask for the centre. Bring a Medicare card only if you have one.
Minimum age: 14
Visitors accepted — Yes
Short-term visitors without local residency can be seen.
The clinic says its services are available for everyone aged 14 and over, including people without Medicare, international students, and asylum seekers and refugees. It does not use the words tourist or visitor.
No insurance required
You can be seen without local insurance or a health card.
You don't need a Medicare card; STI testing and treatment is free.
No referral required
You can come without a doctor’s referral.
You can self-refer.
Walk-in — No
Appointment required
You must book before coming.
Appointment only, by telehealth or face to face.
No account needed to book
You can book without registering.
Booking is by phone. Only the Telecheck no-symptoms pathway needs a Digital Health Record account.
Languages: English
Interpreter available — Yes
Free interpreter through 131 450 when booking.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| All services | Everyone | Free Canberra Health Services says you don't need a Medicare card at this centre and that STI testing and treatment is free; the clinic page adds that it welcomes people with and without Medicare. What a person without Medicare pays for PEP or PrEP medicine is not published. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
After you leave
Results by: phone call, online portal
Remote follow-up — Yes
Follow-up by phone or message is possible.
Telehealth appointments are offered.
Australia: good to know
- PEP in this country. Canberra Sexual Health Centre prescribes PEP in clinic hours and says to visit your nearest emergency department for PEP after hours. getpep.info lists the centre as supplying PEP at a reduced cost to people without Medicare, and the emergency department at Calvary (now North Canberra) Hospital in Bruce.Published by Canberra Health Services· 22 Sep 2026
- What visitors pay. Canberra Health Services says that at Canberra Sexual Health Centre you don't need a Medicare card and STI testing and treatment is free, while at other clinics you might need a Medicare card and the visit may cost money. Its emergency departments are free with a Medicare card; people not eligible for Medicare may need to pay.Published by Canberra Health Services· 22 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 000
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au — Free testing and treatment; welcomes people with and without Medicare; appointment only; phone hours; services (screening, STI treatment, PrEP and PEP, HIV care, mpox immunisation); after-hours PEP at the nearest emergency department; who we care for (everyone 14+ including LGBTIQ+ people, people living with HIV, young people, sex workers, people without Medicare, asylum seekers and refugees, international students); self-referral; interpreter via 131 450; results up to 7 days via myDHR; Building 8 Level 4.
- e2 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au — Canberra Health Services leaflet: at Canberra Sexual Health Centre you don't need a Medicare card, STI testing and treatment is free; swabs of vagina, throat or bottom; phone 02 5124 2184.
- e3 · Listed by getpep.info · 22 Sep 2026 · www.getpep.info — Lists Canberra Sexual Health Centre (Canberra Hospital, Building 8, Level 4) as providing PEP at a reduced cost for people without Medicare, and Calvary Hospital emergency department in Bruce.
How labels work: How we check.