Tutye, Victoria

Tutye is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Sunraysia region of Victoria, Australia. The place by road, is situated about 9 kilometres southeast from Boinka and 12 kilometres northwest from Cowangie.

Tutye
Victoria
Entering Tutye
Tutye
Coordinates35°12′53″S 141°29′54″E
Postcode(s)3490
Elevation96 m (315 ft)
Location
  • 498 km (309 mi) from Melbourne
  • 175 km (109 mi) from Mildura
  • 12 km (7 mi) from Cowangie
  • 9 km (6 mi) from Boinka[1]
LGA(s)Rural City of Mildura
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal Division(s)Mallee
Localities around Tutye:
Murray-Sunset Murray-Sunset Boinka
Cowangie Tutye Boinka
Big Desert Big Desert Big Desert

A Post Office opened on 15 July 1912 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway line from Ouyen to Murrayville a month earlier. The office closed in 1980.[2]

The area of the locality contains the smaller area of Tyalla.

References

  1. Travelmate
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008



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