- Tyers, Victoria
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Tyers
state = vic
caption =
lga = City of Latrobe
postcode = 3844
est =
pop = 864 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26849 | name = Tyers (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Morwell
fedgov = Gippsland
dist1 = 158
dir1 = E
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 10
dir2 = N
location2= Traralgon
near-nw = Moondarra
near-n = Erica
near-ne = Glengarry
near-w = Yallourn North
near-e = Glengarry
near-sw = Yallourn North
near-s = Traralgon
near-se = TraralgonTyers is a small town in Victoria,
Australia . It is convert|158|km|mi|0|lk=on east ofMelbourne , convert|10|km|mi|0|lk=on north-west of Traralgon and located in theCity of Latrobe . It was known until1852 as "Boola Boola", after which it was named after the surveyor and explorerCharles Tyers . At the 2006 census, Tyers had a population of 864.Tyers Post Office opened on 11 September 1882. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]The town in conjunction with neighbouring Traralgon has an
Australian Rules football team Traralgon-Tyers United competing in theNorth Gippsland Football League .References
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