Yea (/ˈjeɪ/ YAY) is a town in Victoria, Australia. Located 98 kilometres (61 mi) north-east of Melbourne it is located at the junction of the Goulburn Valley Highway and the Melba Highway, in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area. In an area originally inhabited by the Taungurong people, it was first visited by Europeans of the Hume and Hovell expedition in 1824, and within 15 years most of the land in the area had been taken up by graziers.