Close by is Lake Bonney SE which is home to South Australia's largest wind turbine farm.

Millicent is also home to a Kimberly Clark Australia paper mill which is located 10 km away from the town;[9] it is the largest employer in the area with approximately 400 employees.

The factory produces Kleenex, Cottonelle and Viva product lines for the Australian and some regional overseas markets.

[19] It has not been used for freight since the broad gauge line was isolated in April 1995 (when the main line between Adelaide and Melbourne was converted to standard gauge) then to Limestone Coast Railway passenger tourist services in 1998 briefly until 21 March 1999. https://www.westonlangford.com/images/photo/123318/ The Millicent Bandits baseball club, comprising both junior and senior teams, are a part of the Mount Gambier and District Baseball League.

Bandits baseball club has produced junior players that have competed at state level and also in the national Little League competition.

The Millicent racecourse last held official meetings in the 1960s, but is still used daily by local horse trainers for trackwork gallops.

George Street is closed for the public to walk on to do various of activities, stalls and a small car Show 'N Shine.

5THE FM was awarded the MBCA Most Outstanding Community Spirit Award in 2016 for outstanding contribution to community which includes Radio Courses run for local schools each spanning a 26-week period and is celebrated with an Outside Broadcast from the station's mobile studio in the school yard and features all students from the course.

It boasts access to beach fishing off the expansive coastline from Beachport, Southend, Canunda and through to Carpenters Rocks.

Surfing, sailing and small boat fishing are also very popular and bush walking trails are also available in the national parks along with well equipped camp sites for basic getaways.

Millicent is also within half an hours travel of the Coonawarra wine region and the city of Mount Gambier, home to the Blue Lake and its picnic grounds.