An Aboriginal health service in remote South Australia has welcomed an election pledge of more than $13 million to replace its decaying headquarters.
The Yadu Health Aboriginal Corporation at Ceduna is unable to use parts of the building, which has worsening problems with mould, asbestos and plumbing.
The promise by the federal Labor Party came in the midst of a South Australian election campaign, with the party's SA counterpart also pledging $2.5 million for new facilities.
Labor's federal spokeswoman for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, said the centre needed urgent attention.
"It's in a shocking state of repair," she said.
The clinic leases the government-owned building free of charge to provide health services on the state's west coast.
Yadu Health's CEO, Zell Dodd, said the organisation had been calling for a new building for about six years.
'Not the responsibility of state taxpayers'
The region's federal Liberal MP, Rowan Ramsey, was contacted by the ABC for comment.
He told a local newspaper in Port Lincoln last year that he would push for funding for a new Indigenous health centre in Ceduna.
At Thursday's leaders debate between Liberal Premier Steven Marshall and Labor leader Peter Malinauskas, Mr Marshall said the $2.5 million commitment by SA Labor was not appropriate.
Staff getting on with the job
Ms Dodd said staff had persevered despite challenging working conditions.
"I just take my hat off to the staff here," Ms Dodd said.
Yadu Health's strategic partnerships executive Warren Miller said the current building continued to be a significant safety hazard.
"The building itself is actually falling apart. We had a staff member electrocuted not long ago. Luckily no one was [badly] hurt," he said.
Mr Miller said the service saw more than 3,000 patients per year despite Ceduna and the surrounding communities having a population of around 4,500 people.
The organisation was established in 1978 to support far western South Australian communities including Ceduna, Koonibba, and Scotdesco.
