[2] The Kongwak Market is held every Sunday with collectables, retro, vintage and second hand items, plants, and books.

[3] The land around Kongwak was largely cleared of native vegetation and is now used for agriculture, including dairying.

Terrestrial woodlice of the species Porcellio scaber are present in the area, and were photographed by students of Kongwak Primary School in 2020, who submitted their observation to citizen science website iNaturalist.

Signs of disease in this submission inspired scientific investigation, which led to Kongwak woodlice being the first genetically confirmed hosts of Invertebrate iridescent virus 31 in the southern hemisphere.

[5] Melbourne couple Damien Backholer and Gemma Cosgriff purchased the disused Kongwak Butter and Cheese Factory in 2020, with plans to turn the site into a 130-seat restaurant, art gallery, wedding venue, and accommodation.