One day in the not too distant future, your local restaurant could literally worm its way to success by creating a closed system for exploiting food scraps, which would otherwise be wasted.

CQUniversity researchers have helped prove the viability of the system, which starts when diners finish their meals and waiters take away the plates for washing.

As one of Australia's leading providers of international education, CQUniversity has had thousands of students from India through its doors over the past two decades. Now it's keen to give something back to India by supporting some of the country's most underprivileged children.

Bundaberg teen Taryn Gollshewsky spends hours in the gym building strength, hours with a discus in hand building technique and hours training younger kids at after-school sports, but there's plenty spinning through her mind as well.

The Exercise and Sports Science student is pursuing a degree with CQUniversity to help provide the theoretical background to her pursuits as an Australian youth discus representative.

Around 20 guests from local mining companies, training institutions and the Central Highlands Regional Council recently attended the launch of the Central Highlands Careers Information Centre (CHCIC), hosted at the Central Highlands Regional Council Library in Emerald.

CQUniversity has previously established Career Centres at both the Gladstone and Mackay campuses to create a ‘One-Stop' broad based career information centre, for individuals and organisations wanting to know more about what is available in training, education and employment pathways.

CQUniversity has hosted a session in Rockhampton so safety managers can get up to speed with new workplace health and safety laws being 'harmonised' across state borders.

The session included updates to the new Work Health and Safety Act taking effect from January 1, 2012.

Diwali Milan may be an ancient festival but modern technology helped ensure hundreds of people around the world were able to witness the event, held in Rockhampton recently by the Indian Association of Central Queensland.

The Rockhampton festival was not only enjoyed by around 700 local residents; CQUniversity's Information Technology Division also made it possible for the event to be video-streamed live around the world.

Rockhampton residents keen to use or promote a new Ageing with Vitality guide are encouraged to attend a free seminar, from 11am to Noon on Thursday November 3 at the teaching room of the CQUniversity Sports Centre on Rockhampton Campus.

This seminar will promote a new Ageing with Vitality guide to healthy active living, with tips, real-life stories and sample exercise to make being healthy and active fun.

All are welcome to meet key lecturers and industry leaders at the launch of Noosa's new Tourism degrees, from Noon on Thursday October 27 at CQUniversity Noosa Campus, at 90 Goodchap Street in Noosaville.

Prospective students will be able to explore career pathways and find out how the new Bachelor of Tourism and Bachelor of Business (Tourism) programs are establishing global networks.

Australian customer service operations have helped populate US-managed contact centres in Manila which were empty over the day as American customers slept but Australians worked.

That's according to CQUniversity Associate Professor Alison Owens, whose contact centre research in collaboration with Sykes Enterprises has been profiled in the latest Global Sourcing Council Newsletter.

CQUniversity has teamed up with Ergon Energy to address challenges faced by Central Queensland, as one of the most energy-intensive regions of Australia.

A joint workshop conducted by the University's Institute for Resource Industries and Sustainability (IRIS) and Ergon was held on Rockhampton Campus recently.