[2] Before European settlement, the area was used for hunting and fishing, and the collection of water yams and other vegetable food.

Sandy soils dominate the flat coastal heath scrubland, which is surrounded by brackish lakes on the north and Bass Strait on the south.

It also has a pharmacy, 2 real estate agents, a cafe, several massage therapists, and an art gallery.

Golfers play at the course of the Loch Sport Golf Club on Spermwhale Head Road.

[3] Next to the township lies the 2,390-hectare (5,900-acre) Lakes National Park which supports populations of kangaroos, echidnas, koalas, emus and many other birds, and a wide variety of wildflowers.