Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to a police incident at Clinton in Gladstone this afternoon.
The declaration was made just after 3:20pm with boundaries encompassing Aerodrome Road and Pashley Street.
Officers attended an address within the exclusion zone around 11:40am this morning, with specialist police currently negotiating with a man at the address.
Members of the public are advised to avoid the area, and those within the exclusion zone are asked to remain indoors until further notice.
There is no further information at this time.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
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