Maryborough and Hervey Bay have been announced as the first Queensland communities to test out digital licences which will be available through a smartphone app later this year.

Residents of two suburbs in Logan City will be the first in Queensland to be able to receive delivery of goods by drones from Project Wing, an initiative of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. The suburbs covered are Crestmead and Marsden, as part of the company's Early Flyer Program, and deliveries will begin this month.

Perth-based home automation company, Quantify Technology has sealed a distribution agreement with 8Digital for the distribution of its products in Queensland.