[1] As with most towns in the Mallee region, the main industry is dryland agriculture and woolgrowing.
[4] An interesting attraction to the south of Woomelang is a shearing shed constructed during World War II.
Due to wartime shortages, the shed is made of compacted kerosene tins.
[10] In 1934, Woomelang FC defeated Lascelles in the Mallee Football League preliminary final,[11] but lost the 1934 grand final to Gorya[12] and in 1935, Woomelang won the North Central Football League premiership.
In 1940 Woomelang defeated Hopetoun in the Southern Mallee Football League grand final.