Contact details & hours
Address for Specimens & Deliveries:
VIDRL
@ The Doherty Institute
792 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne
Victoria, 3000 Australia.
Postal Address:
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)
Private Bag 815
Carlton South
Victoria, 3053 Australia
A receptacle for specimen deliveries after hours is available at this address.
VIDRL Contact numbers:
Area Codes: within Australia (03) International (613)
General Enquiries (24 hours)
Tel 9342 9600
Fax 9342 9696
Pathologist on call (Australia only)
Tel 0438 599 437
Laboratories:
Biochemistry 9342 9640
Electron Microscopy 9342 9678
Haematology 9342 9642
HIV Characterisation 9342 9623
Infectious Diseases Serology 9342 9647
Microbiology 9342 9668
Molecular Microbiology 9342 9615
Mycobacterium Reference 9342 9617
National Polio Reference 9342 9607
Specimen Reception 9342 9661
Virus Identification 9342 9628
Email: vidrl@mh.org.au
Hours of Operation:
0800 – 2000 Monday to Friday
1000 – 1200 Saturday (urgent specimens only)
An on-call service is provided at other times and a pathologist is available for emergency after hours consultations (including information on the availability of the National High Security Quarantine Laboratory).
For both these services call 0438 599 437 or 0438 599 439.