Queensland streets locked down as police negotiate with man

An exclusion zone is in place in a coastal Queensland suburb as police negotiate with a man.

The Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) was put in place just after 3:20pm in an area of Clinton, Gladstone bordered by Aerodrome Road and Pashley Street.

Queensland Police first went to a house inside the exclusion zone about 11.40am, and specialist officers are continuing to negotiate with a man hours later.

Queensland Police have set up an exclusion zone in he suburb of Clinton, in Gladstone.

The public should avoid the area, police have advised.

Those within the exclusion zone have been asked to stay inside until further notice.