Drouin is a friendly and traditional country town conveniently located approx 95km's (1 hour's drive from Melbourne) via the Princes Freeway, the major route connecting Melbourne with Gippsland. The beautiful beaches at Phillip Island, the ski fields at Mt Baw Baw and Monash University at Churchill are also only approximately 1 hour's drive from Drouin making the township very popular for city dwellers looking for a lifestyle change.

Drouin is serviced by a 7 day a week supermarket, a 24 hour service station, many specialty shops, two hotels, several cafe's and restaurants, excellent primary and secondary educational facilities and numerous sporting clubs. The 27 hole Drouin Golf Club proves popular with country and city visitors alike. The West Gippsland Arts Centre in nearby Warragul is an outstanding community asset with local groups and visiting artists performing regularly.

The Gourmet Deli Food Trail renowned for it's wines and world recognised cheeses is also very popular with both visitors and locals. An excellent rail service also links Drouin with both Melbourne and Gippsland.