Lexton
Lexton on the look out for platypuses
LEXTON residents are on the look-out for platypuses in the region as part of the Australian Conservation Foundation’s mission to document known sightings. While the platypus is not listed as an endangered species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature upgraded their status to ‘Near Threatened’ this year, with researchers hoping to update the Living […]
Lexton legends celebrated
IT was cause for celebration at the Lexton Football Netball Club last Saturday, with a big crowd gathering to celebrate several personal and club achievements. On a day where Lexton’s senior football team all but secured its place and the netball team consolidated their places in their respective finals series, the club and its community […]
Sarge retires a Lexton legend
A LEXTON legend has hung up the boots after a stellar career spanning 50 years. Malcolm Sargent, affectionately known as Sarge, played his last game of football with Lexton’s Reserves team last Saturday against Campbells Creek. Sarge began playing junior football in 1972 with Ballarat North at the age of nine, before moving to play […]
Small community sessions planned for controversial project
ONLY 20 people will be able to attend upcoming community sessions for the Western Renewable Link Project, with organisers citing COVID concerns. Pyrenees landowners set to be affected by the project (formerly the Western Victorian Transmission Network Project) have written to the project team expressing frustration over the limited capacity to discuss the controversial project, […]