The association was responsible for the opening of the Paraparap State School and the Telephone Bureau and Post Office at the Moriac railway station.

At the road's opening in 1912, state Minister for Works William Edgar declared that project "the finest example of self-help I have ever seen in Victoria".

The association was subsequently involved in the development of Hendy Main Road, which opened in 1920.

Wynd writes that the school "was the heart of the district" and "served as both meeting hall and church".

[5] The locality remains largely rural, and now contains the Drol Kar Buddhist Centre, the headquarters of the Geelong Veteran Cycling Club, the Giddings Road Nature Reserve, and a winery.