UPDATE 7.20pm: Police have confirmed the suspicious package was found in a wheelie bin outside a property on Red Hill Court and are still awaiting members of the Arson Squad who will continue the investigation.
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UPDATE 4.45pm: An Eaglehawk street has been re-opened to the public after a suspicious package was deemed not to pose a threat to residents.
Residents of Red Hill Court, Kirkwood Road and Sailors Gully Road were advised to restrict their movements when the package was discovered this afternoon.
The arson squad was called in to investigate the package and will take control of the scene from about 6pm.
EARLIER: Police have closed an Eaglehawk road this afternoon while police investigates a suspicious item.
Kirkwood Road in Eaglehawk is closed while the bag or package is assessed.