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Tyers is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is east of Melbourne, north-west of
Peterson's Lookout
walking map * 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.
Traralgon
Traralgon ( , ) is a city located in the east of the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia and the most populous city in the City of Latrobe and the region. The urban population of Traralgon at the ...
and located in the City of Latrobe
The City of Latrobe is a local government area in the Gippsland region in eastern Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 75,211. It is primarily urban with the ...
. It was known until 1852 as "Boola Boola", after which it was named after the surveyor and explorer Charles Tyers
Captain Charles James Tyers RN FRSV (13 September 1806 – 20 September 1870) was a 19th-century Anglo-Australian surveyor and explorer, and the Commissioner of Crown Lands for Portland (1842–1843) and Gippsland (1844–1867).
There are m ...
. At the , Tyers had a population of 824.
Tyers Post Office opened on 11 September 1882 .
The town in conjunction with neighbouring Traralgon
Traralgon ( , ) is a city located in the east of the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia and the most populous city in the City of Latrobe and the region. The urban population of Traralgon at the ...
has an Australian Rules
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
football team Traralgon-Tyers United competing in the North Gippsland Football League
The North Gippsland Football League (NGFL) is an Australian rules football league in the Central Gippsland area of Victoria, Australia.
History
The NGFL was formed in 1955 through the merger of the Cowwarr Football League and the Sale Distric ...
.
Since 1982, Tyers Lightning Soccer Club have competed in the Latrobe Valley Soccer League
Latrobe Valley Soccer League (LVSL) is a soccer league encompassing much of Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley in ( Victoria.
As the region with the National Soccer League's only regional participant, as well as being home to multiple Victorian s ...
, and won back-to-back women's league titles in 2014 and 2015.
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.
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 theLatrobe Valley
The Latrobe Valley is an inland geographical district and urban area of the Gippsland region in the state of Victoria, Australia. The traditional owners are the Brayakaulung of the Gunai nation. The district lies east of Melbourne and nestle ...
.
* 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.walking map * 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.
References
Towns in Victoria (state) City of Latrobe {{Gippsland-geo-stub