Tim the Yowie Man

Tim the Yowie Man is an Australian writer, author and cryptonaturalist who was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Life and career Born Timothy Bull, He is an Australian National University graduate.

Tim the Yowie Man claims to have seen a yowie, an entity from Australian folklore that supposedly resides in the nation’s outback. He saw it while bushwalking at Mount Franklin in the Brindabella National Park in 1994. He also writes regular columns various newspapers and The Sydney Morning Herald.

In 2004, Tim the Yowie Man won a legal case against Cadbury, a popular British confectionery company. In deciding the case, a Trade Mark Oppositions Hearing Officer ruled that she was "satisfied that a substantial portion of the Australian public would know of the dictionary meaning of yowie and be able to distinguish between use of the term in this sense, and use of the term by (Cadbury)."

In 2012, artist Barbara van der Linden painted Tim's portrait as part of her Faces of Canberra series, for exhibition during Canberra's centenary year in 2013. He continues to live in Canberra with his family.

He has acted as a location and historical advisor for international television programs on unusual phenomena and has featured in documentaries about Australian and international mysteries. He was even an informant for foreign press when Survivor was filming in the Australian outback. He is a member of the Australian Society of Travel Writers,

Publications

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Short films / documentaries The Roaring Bunyip with Tim the Yowie man. (Documentary. Carillion Pictures 2013) TYM The Series - Haunted Tales of Burnima Homestead. (Documentary. Austography 2017) TYM The Series - The Mysteries of Lake George. (Documentary. Austography 2017) TYM The Series - The Great Aussie Pie Challenge. (Documentary. Austography 2017)