Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station.

Many of the miners lived in the area around the mine so there was a hotel called the Great Eastern and a store.

[4] According to Victorian Municipal Directory 1976: Horticultural district on Emu Creek, with post, telegraph and telephone office, and orchards.

Mount Herbert, The Springs and the Coliban channel waterworks are favourite picnic resorts; school, hall.

Postcode 3551[5] Most of the facilities mentioned in the Directory have since been closed and Mount Herbert is now located in Mandurang South due to locality boundary changes.