Surrounded by rolling green hills, the town is 227 metres (745 ft) above the sea level of coastal Inverloch, about 28 km (17 mi) away.

Antonio Radovick "Father of Korumburra" was the most successful Croatian pioneer in Victoria, who contributed to the start and growth of the town in the 1890s and 1900s.

[5] The township has a common incorrect spelling of its name being Kurrumburra, with 45 records shown in the World War Two Nominal Roll.

This village depicts life in the area over the period from the 1870s to 1920s, as the town rapidly expanded following the discovery of a coal seam.

A tramway runs on weekends around the lower end of the park encompassing an old-time farm and bush oval.

[citation needed] Other town attractions include the Olympic pool (open November–March), a two-court basketball stadium and art gallery.

[citation needed] Korumburra was formerly situated along the South Gippsland railway corridor that operated to its terminus at Yarram in the early 1980s and Leongatha in the mid 1990s.

[citation needed] However, since the closure of the South Gippsland rail line by the Kennett Victorian government on 14 December 1994, the South and West Gippsland Transport Group represented by the local council are campaigning for the rail services to be reinstated beyond the current terminus at Cranbourne by the 2020s.

[19][20] On 6 March 2009, an earthquake registering 4.7 on the Richter scale was recorded 7 km (4 mi) west of Korumburra.

[21] A second magnitude 4.7 tremor was recorded two weeks later on 18 March 2009; the epicentre was 5 km (3 mi) north of the town.