Western Tyers was a small town in the Gippsland region of eastern Victoria, Australia, founded as a timber community in the late 19th century and at its peak home to around 500 residents. It is located on the Western Tyers River, approximately 20 kilometres west of Erica, and about 180 kilometres east of Melbourne. The nearby mountains form part of the Baw Baw Ranges, themselves forming part of the much larger Great Dividing Range.