Tyers, Victoria

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Tyers
Victoria
Population: 864 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3844
Location:
LGA: City of Latrobe
State District: Morwell
Federal Division: 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 1952 as "Boola Boola", after which it was named after the surveyor and explorer Charles Tyers. At the 2006 census, Tyers had a population of 864.


[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Tyers (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.

Coordinates: 38°09′S, 146°28′E

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