its association with motor racing in Western Australia. Known as Theo's run, the event is named after a local who raced on the Dowerin track in its heyday in the 1930s and is expected to become an annual event. The 2007 event included a vintage car run from Perth with Jaguar and Riley cars participating. Facilities Dowerin District High School caters for students up to the level of Year 10. Past this, students wishing to further their education must attend Northam Senior High School, a 40-minute drive away. The school has a performing arts centre, and a library with a seminar area. The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling. Notable people Mal Brown – Australian rules football player, WAFL Sandover Medal winner Murray Couper – champion WAFL football player, Bernie Naylor Medal winner for leading goal kicker, Prendergast Medal winner Lance Franklin – Coleman Medal winner and premiership player for Hawthorn Football Club in 2008 and 2013 Bianca Giteau (Franklin) – Adelaide Thunderbirds netball player Tom Lee – emerging talent for the St Kilda Football Club Don Maisey (1915–2005) – federal politician, a founder of WA Farmer's Union References External links Dowerin GWN Machinery Field Days website Towns in Western Australia Grain receival points of Western Australia Shire of Dowerin