Lexton is a town in western Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

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, in the Shire of Pyrenees Local Government area. The town is located on the Sunraysia Highway

Sunraysia Highway

The Sunraysia Highway , is a important north-south route in western Victoria. The highway extends north a length of 331 km from the Western Highway near Ballarat to the Calder Highway near Ouyen....

, 161 kilometres (100 mi) north west of the state capital Melbourne

Melbourne

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. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

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, Lexton and the surrounding area had a population of 149.

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.

Today

The town has an Australian Rules

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 football team competing in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League

Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League

The Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in central Victoria. This is a minor league with clubs coming from towns near the regional centres of Maryborough, and Castlemaine.-History:...

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Golfers play at the course of the Lexton Golf Club at the Recreation Reserve.