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Controversial drone delivery service expanding operations

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A store-to-door drone delivery service is expanding its operation but not all residents are happy with the decision.

Wing drones fly everything from food and drinks to pharmaceuticals and even hardware.

It's been operating out of locations around Australia for the last four years and dividing residents ever since.

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"It would be akin to having permanent tinnitus listening to these," one resident said.

"I like the idea of being able to get groceries and things into the backyard," another said.

Now Wing has announced it's expanding operations across Queensland suburbs and modifying its drone fleet to be 50 per cent quieter in the hope of appeasing locals.

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