Electricity and Gas

Electricity is generated at the Muja Power Station. The supply of power to Dowerin is by a 22KV three- phase overhead line, via Goomalling from the Northam Zone Substation. The present capacity for the town is 440/240 volts AC 50 cycles.

Current capacity is reserved to cover natural load growth. An additional 500KVA capacity can be supplied to the town, but will require the installation of a second voltage regulator. This will provide sufficient demand for 2.5 hectares, if 200KVA/hectare is required (Western Power design Light Industrial areas for approximately 200KVA/hectare).

For more information, go to www.westernpower.com.au

LPG Gas is supplied in cylinders by a local distributor:

JK Williams & Co Ph: 08 9631 1105.

Water

Water is delivered to the town via a pipeline from Mundaring Weir. While capacity to the Dowerin townsite is adequate, before large quantities of water can be supplied for any new industries within the shire, negotiations would have to take place between interested parties and the Water Corporation. Depending on the quantities required, this may include system investigations and special agreement pricing.

The average amount of the water delivered to the Shire for 1998/99, 2000/01, 2001/02 was: 475,000Kl

For more information, go to the Water Corporation's website. There you will find charges under Residential, Commercial and Vacant Land. Dowerin is a Class 2 Town.

Transport

There is no bus service within the town, but Dowerin is included on the Transwa bus service that goes to/from Perth on Monday and Friday of each week. (Perth to Mukinbudin via Northam).

Transwa offers the Avonling Railwy which departs from Northam and Toodyay. Avonlink services connect with urban services at the Midland Railway Station.

Contact: wwwltranswa.wa.gov.au, Bookings 1300 662205 (within Australia only), Administration 08 9326 2600, Facsimilie 08 9326 2648, Arrivals and Departures 08 9326 2813 (recorded message), Email info@transwa.wa.gov.au, Group Bookings groupbooking@transwa.wa.gov.au

ARG (Australian Railway Group) provide rail facilities to the town for bulk grain freight from Cooperative Bulk Handling sites.

 There is a daily courier service (Courier Australia, NiteRoad, TNT, Startrac Express, Toll Ipec), with delivery and collection at the newsagent. Ph: 08 9631 1031

Four local bulk-delivery trucking companies operate from Dowerin.

Both crane and forklift hire is available.

A dirt airstrip located 3 km north of Dowerin on the Dowerin/Kalannie Road, is 1,500 metres long and 50 metres wide. A 1,400 metre bitumen airstrip, 90 metres wide with radio controlled lighting is located in Wyalkatchem, 35 kms east of Dowerin.