Tyers, Victoria

38°09′S 146°28′E / 38.150°S 146.467°E / -38.150; 146.467Population824 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)3844Location

• 158 km (98 mi) E of Melbourne
• 10 km (6 mi) N of Traralgon

LGA(s)City of LatrobeState electorate(s)MorwellFederal division(s)Gippsland

Localities around Tyers:
Moondarra	Erica	Glengarry
Yallourn North	Tyers	Glengarry
Yallourn North	Traralgon	Traralgon

Tyers is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is 158 kilometres (98 mi) east of Melbourne, 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Traralgon and located in the City of Latrobe. It was known until 1852 as "Boola Boola", after which it was named after the surveyor and explorer Charles Tyers. At the 2016 census, Tyers had a population of 824.^[1]

Tyers Post Office opened on 11 September 1882 .^[2]

The town in conjunction with neighbouring Traralgon has an Australian Rules football team Traralgon-Tyers United competing in the North Gippsland Football League.

The Tyers Arts Festival is an annual event, held since 1979, is an initiative of the Tyers Primary school and supported by the Tyers community.^[3]

A notable resident was Jean Galbraith.

Features

• Tyers Lookout is on the Walhalla-Tyers Road (C481), two kilometres from the township on the left. It overlooks the Latrobe Valley.
• Peterson's Lookout is a short walk to the lookout overlooking the Tyers River Gorge, 6 km north of the Tyers township on Walhalla-Tyers Road (C481). This walk can also be started at the W2 track where there's signage and a trail. This is an extra 2 km (or 4 km return) walk, and is certified as a Heart Foundation Walk.^[4][5]
• The Wirilda Walking Tracks are a series of tracks along the Walhalla-Tyers Road (C481), starting from Wirilda Track 2 (W2) and finishes at W18.

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