Comprising medium to large farms the area is predominantly agricultural, focusing on grain production as well as sheep and cattle grazing.

It was not until 1824, when Hamilton Hume and William Hovell passed through the area on their expedition from New South Wales to Geelong in Victoria, that the land was assessed and opened for settlement.

During the 1860s the Victorian Land Acts allowed for the subdivision of large holdings and a provision for Selectors to take up small allotments at minimal cost.

The now disused Dookie to Katamatite railway, classed as a tramway for the first two years of its life, opened in 1882 carrying light freight, grain and passengers.

Located close to the town center, it comprises over 100 hectares of land set aside to preserve the local flora and fauna.