Lexton, Victoria
| Lexton Victoria | |
|---|---|
 Pyrenees Family Hotel | |
  Lexton | |
| Coordinates | 37°15′7″S 143°31′1″E / 37.25194°S 143.51694°E |
| Population | 149 (2006 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3352 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Pyrenees Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Ripon |
| Federal division(s) | Wannon |
Lexton is a town in western Victoria, Australia, in the Shire of Pyrenees local government area. It is on the Sunraysia Highway, 161 kilometres (100 mi) north west of the state capital Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Lexton and the surrounding area had a population of 149.[1]
The Post Office opened in the area on 1 July 1848 as Burn Bank and was renamed to Lexton in 1854 when the township was settled.[2]
Today
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League.
Golfers play at the course of the Lexton Golf Club at the Recreation Reserve.[3]
Lexton is host to the annual Rainbow Serpent Festival. [4]
Notable people
Darren Jolly - Former Collingwood football player
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lexton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ Golf Select, Lexton, retrieved 11 May 2009
- ^ The Courier, Lexton and Beaufort embrace Rainbow Serpent Festival, retrieved 21 June 2019
External links
Media related to Lexton, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
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