"We have no change to the terrorist alert level in Victoria. I've spoke with the head of the Australian Federal Police, and through him with ASIO, and at this stage there are no plans to increase the threat levels for the Australian community," he said.

No change to terror alert level: Graham Ashton. Credit:Paul Jeffers

"It's important for me to say that the Victorian community can be confident to go about their business and participate in weekend activities as they normally would."

But he cautioned that if members of the public "see things that don't feel right" they should report their concerns to the National Security Hotline or CrimeStoppers.

"The Joint Counter Terrorism Strike Team – that includes members of Victoria Police, Australian Federal Police and ASIO – are continuing to assess any intelligence that comes from the French authorities to the Australian government and if they are any changes to that we certainly won't hold that back," he said.