In the pic:  Mary Patetsos AM, Presiding Member, SA Housing Trust Board, Gary's wife Lana, Michael Buchan, Chief Executive, SA Housing Authority

SA Housing Authority commemorated a wonderful South Australian who championed everyone’s right to have a place to call home, by naming one of our new streets in Morphettville as Storkey Way in honour of Gary Storkey.

Gary is decades-long leader and change driver in the housing sector. A former SA Housing Trust Board Presiding Member, he was instrumental in setting up the government-backed lender HomeStart Finance, to provide affordable loans to lower income to more than 60,000 South Australians, helping them achieve home ownership. He supported the innovative homeless supported accommodation, Common Ground, in the city and held pivotal roles at Community Housing Provider, Community Housing Limited and with the Credit Ombudsman of Australia.

Morphettville in Adelaide’s south is being transformed into a modern and vibrant community as part of the Authority's urban renewal program that's nearing completion. With 200 new houses including affordable and public housing, and a new apartment building for senior tenants - Nilpena Horizons, it is testament to Gary’s vision.

Across from the Nilpena Horizons and Storkey way is the newly refurbished Appleby Rd Reserve, complete with barbeque facilities, a playground, a half basketball court, and half netball court, with the picturesque Warriparri/Sturt River flowing nearby. The project began in 2017 and reached civil works completion, including the new road, Storkey Way, linking Appleby Rd and Barham Ave.