[citation needed] It is located at the junction of the South Gippsland Highway and the Longford-Rosedale Road, next to the Latrobe River.

Nearby Sale experienced a boom period when it became the service and residential base of the Esso-BHP oil and gas exploration and development program.

A royal commission subsequently found that Esso breached health and safety rules, and was responsible for the explosion.

[citation needed] PFAS chemicals were found in groundwater at Esso's plant by EPA Victoria in 2017.

[2] These chemicals are known to be linked to cancer in people and animals and had an impact on local agriculture and livestock operations and sale.