Cobar is gearing up for the Running On Empty Festival in October, with event co-organiser Ben Hewlett estimating around 2,000 visitors are coming for the weekend. After that, its back into town for an all-makes show n shine just off the main street and more laidback cruising all afternoon. Feat.. " We were asked to write a song to honour the Running On Empty festival, which took place in Cobar, a town that holds great history within the band ," shares keyboardist Nick Murace. Ross Page Plot summary Alternatively linen can be pre ordered from Tent City Hire. If success can be measured in compli-ments, thank yous, attendance and memo-rable experiences, then the Running On Empty Festival (ROEF2022) held in Cobar over the past week was most definitely a success! This awesome scene outside Cobars Great Western Hotel is all due to the inaugural Running On Empty Festival. Tent City Hire is excited to service the Running On Empty Festival in 2022, bringing the same great options our patrons have enjoyed at both the Bathurst 1000 and Bathurst 12hr in recent years. Festival organiser, John de Bruin, said over-all he was really happy with how things went. I was supposed to be swagging in my shed-find Commodore wagon, but engine problems meant it had to stay home. A number of the movies scenes were filmed in and around Cobar and included stunts shot at the Old Res, the Pinky, Glen Hope Station and Canbelego. Get your motor running with the classic rock stylings of Sydney's Edgecliff and their brand new tune Running On Empty.Officially dropping into the world now, Running On Empty is a raw and riveting peek into the band's forthcoming debut EP Uproar, which will officially thunder into the world on Friday December 2.The band will also officially their EP with the launch party set to take place . Also among the special guests was the mov-ies lead, Australian actor, Terry Serio, who made an appearance at Saturdays Show n Shine event where he happily posed for pho-tos and signed autographs. The track was inspired by the film and festival of the same name. It features Mike, played by actor Terry Serio, who loves his fast cars and women. and Bob Hawke and John Howard in Keating! Running out of time. While the band of former school mates may be based on Sydneys northern beaches, one [], The ABC Televisions Back Roads edition based on Cobar aired last Thursday night and received plenty of positive comments. The festival took place in September for the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Australian film, Running On Empty. Running On Empty Festival organisers John de Bruin and Ben Hewlett, together with their small committee, have received heaps of [], Cobar Shire Councils long term plans of tree planting and town beautification are set to be showcased when an expected 2,000 plus visitors arrive at the end of the month. Booking is recommended to avoid disappointment. Ive already had people asking me whats the date for the next one? Cobar Visitor CentrePO Box 223Cobar, NSW, 2835Phone: (02) 6836 5806Fax: (02) 6836 1818Email: visitcobar@cobar.nsw.gov.au, Cobar Shire Council36 Linsley StreetCobar, NSW, 2835Phone: (02) 6836 5888Fax: (02) 6836 3964Email: mail@cobar.nsw.gov.au, AttractionsAccomodationTours & ItinerariesEventsOur HistoryShire WebsiteNewsVisitor Centre, Images on this page thanks to Destination NSW, Visit NSW, Sydney.com, Great Cobar Heritage Centre, Rob Mulally, Copyright 2019 - Cobar Shire CouncilTerms of Use | Privacy Policy. Obviously it came a long way to be at the ROE Festival and was a huge boost to the event. . Stay tuned with the most relevant events happening around you. CRACK out your rad 80s threads, tease your hair, hang a garter belt from your rearview and polish your tramp rods, because the NSW outback town of Cobar is set to host the Running On Empty Festival 2018 on 26-28 October, a weekend-long tribute to one of the most iconic Australian car movies ever. A Festival to celebrate the iconic Car Cult Movie. See more photos from the night on Page 2. Rightio, so Mikes XY Falcon GTHO in Running On Empty was red, but Willy Benters yellow XY GT looks a little like Mikes after the Gazzard boys had finished with it! The Pirate. Wed, Sep 21, 2022 6:00 PM 18:00 Sun, Sep 25, 2022 7:00 PM 19:00; Cobar Google Calendar ICS; Running on Empty Festival celebrate the iconic car cult movie. Grab a map of Oz and Cobar sits on the red dirt of outback NSW, about mid-way between Adelaide and Brisbane. " We were asked to write a song to honour the Running On Empty festival, which took place in Cobar, a town that holds great history within the band . 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All patrons will be asked to wear the Tent City armband so that our staff, who are on site for the entire event, can easily identify patrons at any time. We had so many amazing cars in town, you could feel there was a real buzz, John said. Its loaded with riffs, infectious melodies, gravelly vocals, and nods to the likes of Powderfinger, Wolfmother and The Angels. My mates Brad, Joe, James and Lynton have spent two relaxing days driving up from Adelaide, luxuriating in the V8 rumble of their red SL/R 5000 and blue GT replica, overnighting at the iconic Silverton Hotel west of Broken Hill, right in the middle of Mad Max country! "We were asked to write a song to honour the Running On Empty festival, which took place in Cobar, a town that holds great history within the band," shares keyboardist Nick Murace. Act today, entries close soon. THERE were a few cool black Chevs cruising Cobar, but none were closer to the movie car than this 57 (above, behind Running On Empty star Terry Serio), owned by Mark McLean. This movie its transcended generations. Its the only film Ive ever done that has that degree of what you would call resonance.. The blown 57 Chev behind it is a ripper tribute car one of a few, along with a stack of other cool Aussie and US muscle cars cruising here this weekend. . The festival is held from the 21st September 2022 - 25th September 2022. "We were asked to write a song to honour the Running On Empty festival, which took place in Cobar, a town that holds great history within the band," shares keyboardist Nick Murace. It attracted 162 entries for the competition along with a number of other vehicles that were there for display only. Running on Empty was entirely filmed and produced in New South Wales, and featured a cast of many Aussie actors including Terry Serio (Mike), Max Cullen (Rebel), Richard Moir (Fox), and Deborah Conway (Julie). Cobar Shire Council Our goal was $5000 supported locally by Cobar Residents, we have achieved that, our target in now higher, wider and greater. This article was originally published in the January 2019 issue of Street Machine. In late October 2018 we are having a Running On Empty Festival in Cobar NSW (where much of the film was shot). Glamorous group celebrates end of their school years, Copyright 2023 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes. Subscribed to personalized events updates! Years ago my brother Tom said: Hey, did you know some of the scenes in Running On Empty were filmed here? Ben recalls. Councils general manager Peter Vlatko said council staff will be on call and working over the Miners Ghost and Running [], One local business has been gearing up since June to ensure they are ready for the big influx of visitors expected for the Running on Empty festival later this month. Crikey! Green is nice!. " We were asked to write a song to honour the Running on Empty festival, which took place in Cobar, a town that holds great history within the band ," shares keyboardist Nick Murace. This is an average sealed road. Other category winners were: Best Origi-nal1970 Ford Falcon XY GT (Pete McConnell); Best Late Model Sedan2013 Mustang Super Snake (Peter Kiel); Best Late Model Ute2008 Holden SS (Bruce Agro Barnes, Parkes); Best Early Model Ute1985 Toyota Hilux (Peter Garner); Best Early Mod-el Sedan1958 Chevrolet Bel Air, two door hardtop (Leanne Babbage, Qld); Hard Luck award1938 Graham Shark Noise (Andrew McRae, Qld); and Best Bike2012 Harley Davidson Soft Tail Slim (Stewart Simpson). March 30, 2022 tcwadmin Emerging Sydney band, Edgecliff, has been booked to play at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club this Easter and will also return in September as the headline act for the Run-ning On Empty 2022 Festival. Running on Empty Festival Cobar - Jenni Cleave - 57 Chev - YouTube Jenni Cleave with her insane 57 Chev!! The Festival was started by Benny Hewlett and John De Bruin to raise money for the Cobar's war memorial. Jenni is a big fan of the film Running on Empty and it. The Challenger with the FOX1 plates that Ive just respectfully raised my schooner to is the original from the movie. Click to view any upcoming events by Cobar Show Society About Running On Empty Festival | CARAVAN SITES Hunter Valley local Dan Murphy has owned this ultra-rare, Australian-assembled, right-hand-drive 68 AMC Javelin SST since his teenage years, and began restoring it in 1998. Includes sheets, pillow case, pillow, 2 blankets, doona and doona cover (see booking sheet). For Saturday night there's a function at the Cobar Golf & Bowling Club, which will include a Q&A session with actors and mechanics from the film. The films stars are all keen to reunite at Cobars Running On Empty festival including Gerry Sont, who played Victor (and has also appeared in Home and Away); Jeffrey Rhoe, who portrayed Ram (and went on to act in Puberty Blues and Home and Away); Kristoffer Greaves who was Starter (and also of Mad Max 2, Babe: Pig in the City and Dead to the World fame); and Max Cullen, who portrayed Rebel, the blind owner of Rebels Garage at Canbelego, who has a long line of Australian TV and movie credits including Spider and Rose, The Flying Doctors, Secret Valley and Love My Way. By what name was Running on Empty Festival 2018 Highlights Reel (2018) officially released in Canada in English? Running On Empty Festival Jul 2017 - Present 4 years 10 months. What a beautiful car. Running on Empty Festival celebrate the iconic car cult movie. Readers in Sydney can catch its official live launch on Saturday 7th, January, with more details below. Other auction items included a Redbull Rac-ing Mag Wheel (which was bought by Emily Miller for $4,000 and a Scott McLaughlin signed piece of the chassis from his 2019 history making supercar which Rhett Corbett (from Corimal) paid $2,000 for. Alan is also the owner of the Foxy Lady panel van and has built many incredible Mad Max replica vehicles. But Running On Empty was a young Terrys first major acting gig, and its been part of his life ever since. What an amazing event for Cobar. . It's loaded with riffs, infectious melodies, gravelly vocals, and nods to the likes of Powderfinger, Wolfmother and The Angels. Festival coordinator John de Bruin announced on Friday that another ROEF festival would take place in 2022, from [], Cobar local Tanya Gilbert took out the Peoples Choice award at the 2018 Dust Bowl Fuel Burners Show n Shine event on Saturday with her 1956 Holden FJ Ute, affectionately known as Poison Ivy. Ben is no stranger to street machines and organising stuff; while serving in the Australian Army he was chief mechanic on the Project Digger Ford LTD (SM, May 10). Running on Empty Festival Cobar - Val - 57Blown & Rammer 6,001 views Apr 22, 2020 57 Dislike Share Save StillSearchin' & The Pagey Train 505 subscribers What a cool dude! These days he lives and works in Cobar. While those two are undoubtedly the heroes, its great see the effort that people have put into replicas of other cars from the film, too The Gazzard boys EK Holden; the RAMMER 1950s Chev; even the blue XB Falcon cop car from the movie has a couple of tributes cruising in Cobar. All tents include wire based beds and mattresses. The lead single, Running On Empty evolved after Edgecliff was approached to write a song about the Running On Empty Festival, which took place in Cobar. 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