The State Government and the SA Housing Trust Board have appointed Julie-Anne Burgess as Chief Executive of the Housing Trust to build on the work currently being carried out to improve housing opportunities for more South Australians.

Ms Burgess is currently employed as the Chief Executive Officer at the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and has experience leading State Government departments across her extensive career. This includes senior leadership roles at the Department of Trade and Investment and Department of Treasury and Finance.

As Chief Executive, Ms Burgess will be responsible for the leadership and management of the Housing Trust and for the implementation of relevant government and public administration policy objectives.

This includes increasing engagement with tenants, customers, community and industry, as well as delivering solutions that resolve current and future complex housing challenges.

She brings a pro-active and positive approach which will be critical in this role as the Trust continues to build more public housing, crackdown on anti-social behaviour, accelerate the delivery of necessary maintenance and decrease the State’s public housing vacancy rate.

Ms Burgess will take over from David Reynolds, who has been Chief Executive of the Housing Trust, while also serving as Chief Executive of the Department for Housing and Urban Development.

Ms Burgess will start her five-year contract at the SA Housing Trust on 28 April 2025.