The town is in a dairying region and lies about halfway between Colac and the coastal fishing resort of Port Campbell.

The region consists of dissected plains exposing a range of land types with different topography, lithology and soils.

This committee associated itself with several government departments with the intention of establishing an operation of an experimental area which was started in 1947.

In 1956 it was employed in Heytesbury Forest for all timber clearing operations on the 50,000 hectares (120,000 acres) project until completion in 1971.

In operation the ball was pulled by two 180-kilowatt (240 hp) tractors one attached to 60-metre (200 ft) chains on either side.

The town has an Australian Rules football team playing in the Colac & District FL.