EGHS infection control coordinator Leeanne Atkinson said EGHS has been able to identify the towns who have the lowest rate of vaccinations.

"We have identified a few of the local townships that we need to focus on," she said.

"It (vaccination rates) can be skewed results because it can be just a handful of people in a small community which makes it look really bad.

"Where in reality it is not that bad at all."

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Data released by EGHS show Great Western (50 per cent) and Willaura (55 per cent) are the towns in the Ararat region with the lowest second dose vaccination rates.

The data showed 81 per cent of Ararat residents over the age of 16 have had their first dose of the vaccination.

Mrs Atkinson said EGHS has made plans to help raise the vaccination rates in smaller surrounding towns.

"What we are planning to do is to work with the Grampians Public Health unit to do pop up clinics," she said.

"We have got a plan for November 18 in Pomonal and we have one planned on November 8 in Willaura.

"We are going to hopefully do another one in Great Western as well.

"The idea is that they will come along and support us and just try to encourage people to come in and get vaccinated."

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Mrs Atkinson said the clinics will have extended opening hours to suit the communities.

"What all of the communities with the low rates all have in common is that they are farming communities," she said.

"It is possible that farming families are not able to leave their farming properties to come in and get vaccinated because of their workload and the operation hours of the clinics.

"Particularly with the Willaura clinic we are running into the evening, we are going from about 2:00pm to 7:00pm to enable the farming families to leave the farm and come in and get vaccinated.

"If that doesn't work the next will be going to the farms and vaccinating wherever they are working."

EGHS also confirmed Halls Gap (50 per cent), Dadswell Bridge (50 per cent), Glenorchy (50 per cent) and the Marnoo Region (45 per cent) have the lowest second dose vaccination rates in the Stawell region.

It was also revealed that 86 per cent of Stawell residents over the age of 16 have received their first dose of the vaccination.

All pop-up clinics will accept appointments and walk-ins and will have sausage sizzles for the community.

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