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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type     = town
| name     = Tyers
| state    = vic
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| caption  = 
| coordinates = {{coord|38|09|S|146|28|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position =right 
| use_lga_map = yes
| lga      = City of Latrobe
| postcode = 3844
| est      = 
| pop      = 824
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC22583 | name = Tyers (State Suburb) | accessdate = 31 January 2018 | quick = on}}</ref>
| elevation= 
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Morwell|Morwell]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Gippsland|Gippsland]]
| dist1    = 158
| dir1     = E
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2    = 10
| dir2     = N
| location2= [[Traralgon]]
| near-nw  = [[Moondarra, Victoria|Moondarra]]
| near-n   = [[Erica, Victoria|Erica]]
| near-ne  = [[Glengarry, Victoria|Glengarry]]
| near-w   = [[Yallourn North, Victoria|Yallourn North]]
| near-e   = [[Glengarry, Victoria|Glengarry]]
| near-sw  = [[Yallourn North, Victoria|Yallourn North]]
| near-s   = [[Traralgon]]
| near-se  = [[Traralgon]]
}}

'''Tyers''' is a town in Victoria, Australia.  It is {{convert|158|km|mi|0}} east of Melbourne, {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} 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 {{CensusAU|2016}}, Tyers had a population of 824.<ref name="Census2016"/>

Tyers Post Office opened on 11 September 1882 .<ref name="a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Tyers* | access-date = 7 February 2021}}</ref>

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

Since 1982, [[Tyers Lightning SC|Tyers Lightning Soccer Club]] have competed in the [[Latrobe Valley Soccer League]], 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.<ref>[http://tyersps.vic.edu.au/festival.html Tyers Arts Festival] Tyers Primary School</ref>

A notable resident was [[Jean Galbraith]].

== Features ==
* '''Tyers Lookout''' is on the [[Walhalla, Victoria|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&nbsp;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&nbsp;km (or 4&nbsp;km return) walk, and is certified as a [[National Heart Foundation of Australia|Heart Foundation Walk]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tracks|first=Park|title=Peterson's Lookout|url=https://walkingmaps.com.au/walk/3068|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Walking Maps}}</ref><ref>[https://walkingmaps.com.au/walk/3068 Peterson's Lookout] walking map</ref>
* '''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.
[[File:Traralgon urban area viewed from Tyers lookout.jpg|thumb|279x279px|View from the 'Tyers Lookout'.]]

==References==
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{{Towns in the City of Latrobe}}
{{Towns in the Latrobe Valley}}

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[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:City of Latrobe]]


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