A COVID-19 jab with free sausage sizzles? Bunnings customers will be able to get both as the store rolls out its pop-up vaccination clinics in Mt Gravatt and more than two dozen Bunning sites across Queensland.
Beginning Saturday, 16 October 2021, Bunnings shoppers may walk in for their COVID-19 vaccination at the Mt Gravatt location or the following outlets:
BUNNINGS STORE | LOCATION |
Smithfield | Cairns and Hinterland |
Atherton | Cairns and Hinterland |
Rockhampton | Central Queensland |
Yeppoon | Central Queensland |
Gladstone | Central Queensland |
Kingaroy | Darling Downs |
Dalby | Darling Downs |
Oxenford | Gold Coast |
Pimpama | Gold Coast |
Nerang | Gold Coast |
Robina | Gold Coast |
Arundel | Gold Coast |
Burleigh Waters | Gold Coast |
Airlie Beach | Mackay |
Mackay North | Mackay |
Paget Mackay | Mackay |
Morayfield | Metro North |
North Lakes | Metro North |
Stafford | Metro North |
Brendale | Metro North |
Browns Plains | Metro South |
Bethania | Metro South |
Mt Gravatt | Metro South |
Underwood | Metro South |
Victoria Point | Metro South |
Gympie | Sunshine Coast |
Fairfield Waters | Townsville |
Townsville | Townsville |
Townsville North | Townsville |
Plainland | West Moreton |
Bundaberg | Wide Bay |
Hervey Bay | Wide Bay |
Maryborough | Wide Bay |
“We’re really pleased to be helping Queensland Health with the rollout of community vaccinations across South East Queensland by hosting pop-up vaccination clinics in around 30 of our store carparks. We hope it makes accessing vaccinations as easy and convenient as picking up an item for a weekend DIY project,” Bunnings Managing Director Mike Schneider said during the announcement.
“We’ve always tried to play an active role supporting the local communities where we operate, so providing space to QLD Health to accelerate the vaccination rollout just makes sense.
“Like everyone, we can’t wait to see the whole community protected so we can all get back to doing the things we love.”
Queensland Health will run the pop-up clinics at the Bunnings shops to boost the vaccination drive, which has been lagging behind other Australian states. There are currently less than 33 active cases in the region, which were mostly acquired overseas and there are no locally acquired cases.
BREAKING: Pop-up vaccination clinics are coming to Bunnings. From this Saturday, you can get a Bunnings sausage and vaccine dose at several sites across Queensland 💪 #GetVaccinated pic.twitter.com/NfaZ6nXDxO
— Annastacia Palaszczuk (@AnnastaciaMP) October 11, 2021
“Now is the critical time to get vaccinated – we have the supply, we have the capacity, and we want people to come and get vaccinated now,“ the Minister said.
“The Pfizer vaccine is available at Queensland Health vaccination sites, the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines are available at participating GPs, and the AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines are available at participating community pharmacies.”
Over 70 per cent of eligible Queenslanders have had their first dose, while nearly 53 per cent are fully vaccinated.