Celebrate Privacy Awareness Week 2025

Published on 13 June 2025

Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) is coming up from 16-22 June 2025 and this year’s theme is ‘Privacy: it’s everyone’s business’. PAW aims to shine a light on the importance of protecting and respecting personal information, both from the perspective of the community and public sector agencies.

Every year Queenslanders are becoming more interested and invested in their personal privacy and the value of their personal information, given the digital world we live in. The community is also expecting public sector agencies to be doing everything they can to protect the personal information of Queenslanders. The 2025 PAW theme highlights that both the community and public sector (from the top to the bottom) must take privacy seriously. After all, it’s everyone’s business.

Here at South Burnett Regional Council, we take your privacy seriously and we do everything we can to ensure your privacy rights are respected. This helps create greater trust with the community. There are a range of things you can do every day to better protect your privacy and personal information. Here are some helpful tips:

1. Update your privacy and security settings on all of your devices.

2. Be mindful of what you share on social media about yourself and others.

3. Use multi-factor authentication to better protect your online accounts.

4. Be wary of public wi-fi and avoid using it for things like internet banking.

5. Read terms and conditions and privacy policies when you sign up for a new service or app, so you know what you’re agreeing to and how your information will be used.

6. Better understand your privacy rights in Queensland by watching this short video (https://youtu.be/QzbK8fl7JOU).

For more information, resources and privacy tips, please visit the Office of the Information Commissioner’s website (https://www.oic.qld.gov.au).

Don’t forget, you can also view our Privacy Policy here and if you are concerned about how our agency has collected, used, stored or shared your personal information, you should contact Council on 4189 9100 or email info@sbrc.qld.gov.au.