[8] The town has a railway station on the Hay branch off the Main Southern Line.

Only part of the line is used by a weekly passenger train to Griffith which does not stop at the station.

[9] The weir diverts water from the Murrumbidgee River into the main canal which flows onto the Murrimbidgee Irrigation Area to serve irrigation farmers in the Leeton and Griffith area.

The most popular sport in Grong Grong is Australian rules football, as it lies on the Canola Way, a geographical pocket stretching to nearby Marrar, despite New South Wales being a largely rugby league supporting state.

The local team, Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong, play in the Riverina Football League.