Destination advice
Bulk billedDestination advice
Bulk billedCurrent risks for the specific countries and regions on your itinerary, not a generic list.
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Vaccines need time to work and some courses run over weeks. Book a travel consultation six to eight weeks before you fly and you will leave with everything organised rather than rushed.
Three ways to book: HotDoc · online · or by phone.
Where you're going changes everything.
Travel advice is specific to the country, the season, the itinerary and you — not a standard list.
A travel health consultation looks at your destinations, how long you will be away, what you will be doing, where you will be staying, and your own medical history and vaccination record. Two people going to the same country can need quite different preparation.
Timing matters
Some vaccines require multiple doses weeks apart, and most need time to generate immunity before you travel. Six to eight weeks ahead is ideal. If you are leaving sooner, still come in — there is almost always something useful that can be done, even at short notice.
Good to know
Many travel vaccines are not on the National Immunisation Program, so the vaccine itself carries a cost. Reception can give you an indication when you book.
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Vaccines commonly needed
Hepatitis A and B, typhoid, tetanus and diphtheria boosters, measles-mumps-rubella if your immunity is uncertain, influenza, rabies for remote or animal-contact travel, Japanese encephalitis for parts of Asia, cholera for some destinations, and yellow fever, which requires an accredited centre and an international certificate.
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Malaria and insect-borne illness
Malaria risk varies within a country, not just between countries. Your GP will check current advice for your specific itinerary and prescribe preventive medicine where it is needed. Bite avoidance — repellent, covered clothing, treated nets — protects against dengue and other illnesses that no tablet prevents.
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The rest of the kit
Traveller's diarrhoea standby treatment, advice on food and water, altitude sickness prevention, motion sickness, blood clot prevention on long flights, a letter for carrying prescription medicines through customs, and a copy of your vaccination record.
What a travel consultation covers.
Tailored to your destinations, itinerary and medical history.
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Travel vaccinations
Private feeTravel vaccinations
Private feeHepatitis A and B, typhoid, rabies, Japanese encephalitis and boosters as required.
Book online →Malaria prevention
Bulk billedMalaria prevention
Bulk billedAssessment of risk along your route and a prescription for preventive medicine where indicated.
Book online →Traveller's diarrhoea
Bulk billedTraveller's diarrhoea
Bulk billedStandby treatment to carry, plus practical food and water advice that works.
Book online →Medicine letters
Bulk billedMedicine letters
Bulk billedA letter for customs listing your prescription medicines and why you carry them.
Book online →Travelling with a condition
Bulk billedTravelling with a condition
Bulk billedPlanning around diabetes, heart disease, asthma or pregnancy, including time zone dosing.
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Planning a healthy trip.
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Book six to eight weeks aheadTell reception it is a travel consultation and list your destinations so a longer appointment is allocated.
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Bring your itineraryCountries, regions, dates, activities and accommodation all change the advice you will be given.
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Vaccines and prescriptionsDoses given on the day where possible, a schedule for any course, and prescriptions for preventive medicines.
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Records and lettersA vaccination record to carry, a customs letter for your medicines, and a plan for what to do if you fall ill away.
Bring with youMedicare cardYour full itinerary and datesYour existing immunisation recordA list of current medicines
Who you'll see.
Our GPs provide travel consultations by appointment.
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General Practitioner
Dr Zainab ShiraziDiploma in Dermatology
Women's health, children's health and skin conditions.
Available Mon · Tue · Wed · Fri · Sat
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General Practitioner · Medical Director
Dr Mustafa HafizMChD, FRACGP
Skin cancer checks and minor procedures, men's health, mental health and family medicine.
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General Practitioner
Dr Mohammed HossainMBBS, FRACGP, Diploma in Dermatology
Chronic and complex conditions, heart, gut and kidney health, weight management.
Available Mon · Wed
General Practitioner
Dr Robert ReidMBBS · In general practice since 1980
Mental health, chronic illness, disability care and general family medicine.
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Fees and bulk billing.
The travel consultation is bulk billed for patients with a valid Medicare card. Travel vaccines themselves are generally not funded and carry a cost.
Full fee guide
100% bulk billing clinic
Standard GP consultations at Toongabbie Doctors are bulk billed for patients with a valid Medicare card, so there is no out-of-pocket cost to see your doctor.
The consultation is bulk billed for eligible patients; most travel vaccines are not on the National Immunisation Program.
Vaccine costs are given before anything is administered, so you can decide with the numbers in front of you.
Yellow fever vaccination requires an accredited centre; we will refer you and explain the certificate requirement.
Common questions.
Questions about travelling well.
Six to eight weeks before departure. Some vaccine courses run over several weeks and most need time to take effect.
No. Come in anyway. Single-dose vaccines, malaria prevention, standby medicines and practical advice can all still make a real difference.
The consultation is bulk billed, but most travel vaccines are not government funded and carry a cost. Reception can give you an idea when you book.
It depends on exactly where you are going and when. Risk varies within countries, so your GP will check current advice against your itinerary.
Yes. We can provide a letter listing your prescription medicines and the conditions they treat, which is worth carrying through customs.
Related services.
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Trip coming up? Plan the health side.
Book a travel consultation six to eight weeks out and leave with vaccines, prescriptions and records sorted.
Three ways to book: HotDoc · online · or by phone on (02) 7813 6000.
Toongabbie Doctors · Shop 1, Toongabbie Point
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Saturday8:00am - 1:00pm
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