Cobars significance in all this is that its around here that the rural scenes of the movie were filmed, including the country servo where legendary Aussie actor Max Cullen as Rebel uttered possibly the most famous words ever in an Aussie car flick: Green. If you dont know what Im talking about and youre excused if youre younger than, er, middle-aged Running On Empty, a slightly cheesy but classic Aussie car flick from 1982, had a street race between Fox in a Challenger (in fact, this one) and Mike in a blown 57 Chev as its final climactic scene. 101 OF THE ALL TIME BEST CAR MOVIES "I like cars. THE Running On Empty Festival was co-organised by Ben Hewlett and John De Bruin. Ive already had people asking me whats the date for the next one? These days its owned by two fellas from WA, Jason Turner and Dominic DAgostino. As the sun sets, the Dodge and the Chev and plenty of others do a few laps as people arrive. 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. Ben said festival is a fundraiser for two local projects, the RSL Sub Branchs World War I monument and the Cobar Miners Memorial. But although there is a good crew of Holden HK-T-G cruisers in town, we dont see one yellow early Monaro like the one in the film. THE Running On Empty Festival was co-organised by Ben Hewlett and John De Bruin. Cobar Grey Mardi Gras Street Parade, Stomp, Jive & Bump Buffet Dinner Dance, Gig on the Grass @ Ward Oval, Fashion Food and Window Displays, Competitions, Stomp, Jive and Bump Dance Classes. And it happened: as an adult, Mark has built and modified several 57s over the years. 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! The EP is mostly about average human experiences, one of the tracks talks about heartbreak, and another track explores protest and outrage. The Rebels Garage site used in the movie is at Canbelego, about 45 kays out of town, so thats the destination for a cruise on Saturday morning. Best in Parade was Running On Empty Festival's Santa's Garage, with the Margaret's Choice Parade Spirit award shared by Graham Harbison's Bush Christmas, the Baptist Church's Nativity Scene and the Cobar Junior Rugby League's 'Chooks'. The Festival was started by Benny Hewlett and John De Bruin to raise money for the Cobar's war memorial. These cars and plenty of people have come a long way since word about this Running On Empty Festival began to spread. I saw the film as a teenager and I remember saying: One day, Im gonna own one of those!. SAT 7 JAN // FACTORY THEATRE // SYDNEY NSW | 18+, Platinum-selling San Diego powerhousePIERCE THE VEIL and Gold-certified, Columbus Ohio rockersBEARTOOTH are teaming up for , Hysteria are proud to present the new single from Knife Hands before they hit the , Hysteria Media LTD 2016 Contact Us Site by Flow Interactive. 2017-07-16 19:59. #REALTALK // What Was Tones And I Actually Protesting? The Pirate. the youth and the community of Cobar and villages Ensure youth activities are undertaken in Villages Grants Officer 50% Cobar has seen a massive increase . It features Mike, played by actor Terry Serio, who loves his fast cars and women. 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.Accommodation packages are available as single, twin or triple share priced per person. The Grand Champion vehicle of the show was Paul Vellas, 1957 Chevrolet 210 sedan, from Quirindi. After many tweaks in the studio and Callum Howells touch, we were able to bring these songs to life,says bassist Kai Stackhouse. Stay tuned with the most relevant events happening around you. In late October 2018 we are having a Running On Empty Festival in Cobar NSW (where much of the film was shot). In 2015 it was the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli and my mate John De Bruin and myself were trying to get money together for a war memorial. 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. The winner of the Fill Us Up shop locally competition was Tania Ritter who got to rub shoulders with John Clark and Terry Serio. {"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Dubbo South Public School","home_page_url":"https://dubbosouth-p.schools.nsw.gov.au","feed_url":"https . Anyone on or off Facebook A Festival to celebrate the iconic Car Cult Movie. Running On Empty Festival 2022 September 21, 2022 - September 25, 2022 Dirty Dicks Dinner/Theatre UETTDRRF06 Perform rescue from a live LV panel + HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation + Google Calendar + iCal Export Details Start: What a beautiful car. According to the synopsis when Mike fancies the girlfriend of street racing king Fox, he gets way in over his head when he finds himself racing for his girl, his money and his life. 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, says keyboardist Nick Murace. Most other details are correct, too, such as a metal mountain poking through the bonnet, the satin paint, the missing front bumper and the de-chroming. Shot in Canbelligo, Cobar and Sydney in New South Wales . What a frickin legend! It attracted 162 entries for the competition along with a number of other vehicles that were there for display only. Can be handy when youre not traveling alone or you have a child along for the adventure. Early figures suggest this years festival made over $25,000 which will go towards the construction of a War Memorial in Drum-mond Park. We will be located at the Tom Knight Memorial Oval in Cobar, close to all the action for the event. The Running on Empty Festival Highlights reel. 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). The Show n Shine was the feature event of the inaugural Running On Empty Festival program [], Its hard to judge, but its estimated there were about 1,000 visitors here for the Festivals weekend, however its not hard to work out that everyone had a great time. A Festival to celebrate the iconic Car Cult Movie. This awesome scene outside Cobars Great Western Hotel is all due to the inaugural Running On Empty Festival. 26 October, 2018 - 27 October, 2018 (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM) The Running On Empty Festival Is Being Held In Cobar From The 26th To The 28th October 2018. Guess what we watch? We were headed north to Cobar in NSW for the Running On Empty Festival - though we were already running a day late. THE FIRST RUNNING ON EMPTY FESTIVAL IN COBAR, NSW SALUTES THE ICONIC 80S AUSSIE PETROLHEAD FLICK IN STYLE 2019-01-19 - STORY GLENN TORRENS PHOTOS ELLEN DEWAR & KLAE MCGUINNESS Full coverage of the inaugural Running On Empty Festival in Cobar COBAR'S SIGNIFICANCE IN ALL THIS IS THAT IT'S AROUND HERE THAT THE RURAL SCENES OF THE MOVIE WERE FILMED We learned a lot from 2018, simple things like traffic control and education (letting visi-tors know what we have on offer in town, things such as food etc). Seeing Running On Empty as a kid was a life-changing event for some of us, while for others, its taken a while for corny to be replaced by iconic. Ross Page Plot summary 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. Filmed in August 2020, the shows host Heather Ewart outlined our towns mining and indigenous history and showcased Cobar in a very favourable light. (for those who. Twin and triple share is ideal, allowing plenty of room for beds, luggage and easy movement within the tent. 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. Running on empty The story of a man, a woman and their encounters over time, travelling through dreams, fears and jagged memories. Val is considered by. Tops! Running on empty 40th Anniversary Festival held in Cobar from 21st September - 25 September 25th, 2022. I didnt even realise that this was a life goal until a few seconds ago, but Ive just ticked it off the list. Cobar Visitor Centre PO Box 223 Cobar, NSW, 2835 Phone: (02) 6836 5806 Fax: (02) 6836 1818 Email: visitcobar@cobar.nsw.gov.au. 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. Alan Potter pieced together this tribute RAMMER (the car that rammed Mikes GTHO into the rear of a truck before it was doused in petrol and set alight, almost burning the snatch) from a 49 Chev. This article was originally published in the January 2019 issue of Street Machine. Maybe soon there won't be any," Mike tells spunky love interest Julie (Deborah Conway). 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). " 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 . Grab a map of Oz and Cobar sits on the red dirt of outback NSW, about mid-way between Adelaide and Brisbane. Social Services A Festival to celebrate the iconic Car Cult Movie. Sydney and Melbourne are a decent days drive away, too, so the ROE Festival is a ripper reason for a long-haul cruise. The central characters, Mike and Tony and Rebel, they simply loved their racing and their fast cars, and I think that struck a chord with people. We were honoured to be given the opportunity to write this track and to play the festival!. which was produced and mixed by Callum Howell and mastered by the Grammy-nominated Mike Tucci. 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. Friday night is drive-in movie night. 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. 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 christen their new single with two shows in Cobar on Saturday 5 November, with an official EP . I was supposed to be swagging in my shed-find Commodore wagon, but engine problems meant it had to stay home. Booking is recommended to avoid disappointment. Through racing, nightclubs and small road trips (including one to the Cobar/Canbelego area) the film depicts what it was like to be a teenager in Australia in the 1980s. Our goal was $5000 supported locally by Cobar Residents, we have achieved that, our target in now higher, wider and greater. Of course, theyre not the only long-distance tourists; getting to do a Great Australian Road Trip is a big part of the fun of attending. These days he lives and works in Cobar. Alan is also the owner of the Foxy Lady panel van and has built many incredible Mad Max replica vehicles. The Festival program is jammed pack with lots of fun from social gatherings, live entertainment, car show n shine events with a collection of Star cars, fans and those involved in the film production. Now in his 60s, for nearly three decades Richard has suffered from Parkinsons disease, a bastard condition that affects muscle control and its sufferers ability to speak, walk everything. The festival took place in September for the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Australian film, Running On Empty. Green is nice!. Click to view any upcoming events by Cobar Show Society About Running On Empty Festival | CARAVAN SITES The Challenger with the FOX1 plates that Ive just respectfully raised my schooner to is the original from the movie. What a ripper weekend: wide open spaces under a big sky, and three great pubs and a couple of terrific clubs to eat and drink in. Back for 2023, the Premier's Debating Challenge is open to all NSW government schools with the aim of developing the reasoning and public speaking skills of students from Years 5 to 12. The tents are carpeted and are fitted with a twelve volt light. Running on Empty is just one of eight tracks featured on Uproar. Running on Empty Festival celebrate the iconic car cult movie. It's loaded with riffs, infectious melodies, gravelly vocals, and nods to the likes of Powderfinger, Wolfmother and The Angels. Aside from showcasing a groovy fusion of contemporary and classic sounds, the EP also celebrates the very best bits of rock and roll. For the people Im camped beside in the Cobar caravan park, the ROE Festival has made a perfect bookend to their terrific week-long cruise that began with the HK-HT-HG Holden Nationals in SA the previous weekend. The Cobar Weekly is proudly produced and printed by the Cobar Weekly Association Inc. OFFICE 9 Marshall St Cobar POST PO Box 43 Cobar NSW 2835 02 6836 3616 02 6836 3619 EMAIL The Cobar. Maybe its because that car came to a fiery demise in the movies opening scenes when its hes just a bad loser driver crashed and burned after being defeated by Fox. "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. Cobar Shire Council Friday: Cruise into Town, informal gathering at the Ailsa Fitzsimmons Cobar Camels Grounds. Since starring in Running On Empty more than 35 years ago, the FOX1 Dodge Challenger has been through a few hands. This movie is a street machiner's wet dream and not just for the smorgasbord of muscle from the 50s to the 70s. 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. I chose the green to piss off a girl I was dating at the time, he laughs. A collection of Star Cars, Fans and those involved in the Film Production. Its continuing the tradition of regular driving begun by his grandparents when they bought the Quey new in Ayr, North Queensland. SAT 5 NOV // COBAR GOLF CLUB // 18+ Jack is first name and Mandanka is last name. Come Along And You'll See Cars Used In And Inspired By The Film, Have A Chance To Meet The Actors From The Car Cult Classic And Talk To The . Since the beginning of January, visitor numbers to Cobar have been climbing each month with the VIC recording 3,326 visitors to [], 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. 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. But with the support of carers, Richard made the most of the weekend, doing plenty of cruising in the passenger seat of the Challenger while wearing the distinctive black hat and tinted round glasses of his ROE character. The annual event aims to promote shopping locally. . Go-to place to discover events for more than 20M people globally. The festival is a tribute to the film Running on Empty as Cobar was a main location showcasing some fantastic street machines while garnering young actors of the time show casing their talents on the big screen. This sentiment was echoed numerous times by other locals and also lots of visitors. Running On Empty movie producer John Clark was among the special guests and do-nated two original copies of the movie script. Its my birthday. As of August 2016, we have now raised $15,000. I thought it would be really cool to have some sort of festival here for Running On Empty.. 2022 The Show n Shine competition, organised and run by the Cobar Dust Bowl Fuel Burners Club on Saturday at Drummond Park, was one of the highlights of the festival. There were however a few things we could have done better, its still a learning process, but were now in a much better place than we were at with the first festival in 2018, John told The Cobar Weekly on Monday. After pics are taken at the huge Cobar sign at the east end of town, our kilometres-long convoy of cars continues on. Jenni is a big fan of the film Running on Empty and it. Running on Empty Festival celebrates the 40th anniversary of the film 'Running on Empty' in Cobar NSW, one of the key locations where the film was made. Its the closest to the real one in Australia, he claims. In the spirit of open, accessible and transparent government, Cobar Shire Council Ordinary and Committee Meetings are video recorded and webcast. Feat.. Another highlight of the festival was the free Bands Night at Ailsa Fitzsimmons Me-morial Oval on Friday night which attracted a big crowd to hear the locals along with Sydney band, Edgecliff, who released their new single, Running On Empty, which was written and recorded for the event. To this day, I really dont think the Australian film industry actually realises what a thing Running On Empty was, says Terry. Running on Empty Festival . 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