A small regional council has spent almost $1 million on a revamp of its medical centre in a bid to attract a full-time GP.
The refurbished centre in Kimba, on the upper Eyre Peninsula, has seven consultation rooms, renovated waiting and administration areas and a room set up for dentistry.
Kimba Mayor Dean Johnson said the council hoped the new facility would be attractive for a GP.
"One of the major things they do comment on is the infrastructure," he said.
"We've been the canary in the coal mine because the problems we've had attracting GPs are now spreading across the peninsula and across Australia, so we were looking at new and innovative ways to attract GPs to our region."
Mr Johnson said Kimba's population of about 1,000 was expected to grow over the next few years.
The town is set to be home to a controversial nuclear waste facility.
"We know that will pump $8.5m into our community every year, we know there will be 182 jobs in construction and 45 ongoing full-time equivalent, so there is guaranteed growth in Kimba on the horizon," Mr Johnson said.
"There are several mining projects in play as well … we know we have growth coming, so we need the facilities and services to back up a community of that size."
The upgraded medical centre is set to be used for the first time next week by visiting allied health professionals.
