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
Population20 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)3490
Elevation96 m (315 ft)
Location
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. A primary school, Tutye State School, was officially opened in 1920, although it had been in operation since 1914. It no longer exists.

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

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