The bomb response unit assessed the man’s backpack and no suspicious devices were found.
A nearby primary school, St Mary’s Primary School, and a secondary school were placed into lockdown as a precautionary measure.
A 45-year-old man was arrested on Westbury Street and charged with bomb hoax, trespass, assault, drug possession, and weapon possession offences.
Tbe man was bailed and will appear in court on September 16.
A spokesperson for St Mary’s Primary School said “appropriate precautions were enacted at 2.40pm while Victoria Police detained a person in close proximity to the school”.
“Students continued their lessons and were dismissed at the usual time of 3.30pm,” the spokesperson said.
“The alleged offender did not enter the grounds of the primary school.”
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