THOUSANDS OF FREE RAPID ANTIGEN TEST (RATS) AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITIES IN REGIONAL AND REMOTE WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Remote Communitues
Karratha and surrounds
Ngaanyatjarra Council and other local Aboriginal organisations helping to distribute to their communities
Free RATs to also be handed out at pop-up sites across the State
The McGowan Government will distribute 74,000 free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) to remote Aboriginal communities across the State during the next phase of the WA Free RAT Program.
The supply will ensure remote and regional communities continue to be well-placed to detect COVID-19 with the quick at-home tests.
Residents in remote communities will receive 20 RATs per household - above the 15 tests available to households around the State - due to the distance from services and access to postage.
The free RATs will be distributed by local Aboriginal organisations such as the Ngaanyatjarra Council, Midwest Employment and Economic Development Aboriginal Corporation (MEEDAC) and Yulella Aboriginal Corporations, and by the Department of Communities and local Members of Parliament.
To make it even more convenient for people in regional communities to access free RATs, an additional 180,000 RATs will be made available at pop-up sites at Albany Plaza, Primewest Broome Boulevard, Bunbury Forum, Stirlings Central Geraldton, Karratha City Shopping Centre and the Hannans Boulevard Shopping Centre Kalgoorlie-Boulder, from Tuesday March 29, without the need for people to register beforehand.
A full list of upcoming RAT distribution points will be available on wa.gov.au, or by phoning 13 COVID (13 26843).
Each WA household can register to receive free RATs through the WA Free RAT Program.
For those living in Karratha and surrounds:
New pop-up announced for Pilbara residents at Karratha City Shopping Centre
Free RATs to be handed out at a pop-up site from Tuesday March 29
Thousands of free Rapid Antigen Tests available for remote communities
Local Aboriginal organisations helping to distribute to their communities
Pilbara residents in remote communities will receive 20 free Rapid Antigen Tests per household as part of the WA Free RAT Program.
The initiative ensures remote Pilbara communities, who are unable to register through the WA Free RAT Program, have access to free RATs due to the distance from services and access to postage.
RATs will be distributed by Mawarnkarra Health Service, Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service and Wirraka Maya Health Service, the Department of Communities in co-operation with the Pilbara Aboriginal Health Alliance, and by local Members of Parliament.
To make it even more convenient for people in remote and regional communities to access free RATs, an additional 30,000 RATs will be made available at a pop-up site at Karratha City Shopping Centre from Tuesday March 29, without the need for people to register beforehand.
The free RATs for remote and regional communities is part of the second phase of the McGowan Government's WA Free RAT Program.
The supply will ensure remote and regional communities continue to be well-placed to detect COVID-19 with the quick at-home tests.
A full list of upcoming RAT distribution points will be available on WA.gov.au, or by phoning 13 COVID (13 26843).
Each WA household can register to receive free RATs through the WA Free RAT Program.