Australian Cryptozoology Conference

13/04/2023

The late Rex Gilroy will be remembered for his studies into yowies, sea serpents and big cats

13/04/2023

“I remember when I first spoke to Rex Gilroy, it was January of 2016 not long into being involved in Cryptozoological research from my interest in wildlife. Rex and his wife Heather were very warming and welcoming to my interests in cryptozoology the Gilroy’s many decades of research. Rex would inspire me to launch the Australian Cryptozoology Conference in August of 2016 as seen in this photo holding a believed plaster cast of the Megalania for a film crew filming a documentary on the Yowie. I have spent time with Rex & Heather in the bushlands of the Blue Mountains and Hunter Valley and Rex was always so passionate and so respectful and delightful. It was truly an honour to have met him and spend time with him and hear him speak. RIP Rex.” -Jack Tessier: Founder Australian Cryptozoology Conference.

10/04/2023

It is with deep sadness to hear of the passing of Rex Gilroy. Rex devoted his life to discoveries of the unknown all from ancient civilisations to mysterious animals. Rex has written multiple books and has certainly been someone idolised by many for his hard work and dedication. Our sincerest condolences go out to Heather Gilroy and the Gilroy family.

23/03/2023

Greetings everyone, unfortunately due to unfortunate circumstances the Conference this year is unable to go ahead. We do apologise for all the inconvenience and we will be working with Sticky Tickets in refunding in full as soon as possible.

21/02/2023

https://www.stickytickets.com.au/quib8/australian_cryptozoology_conference_2023.aspx?previewevent=144215 2 months to go, make sure to not miss out see you there.

9:00 AM Sat 22 Apr at Central Charlestown Leagues Club, Charlestown, NSW. The Australian Cryptozoology Conference is Australia's only Cryptozoology Conference held annually. The Conference is held at the Central Charlestown Leagues Club in Charlestown, NSW. Come and explore...

26/01/2023

Gary Opit is interviewed by Andy McGrath both speakers will be presenting at this years Conference. Make sure that you order your tickets and don’t miss out April 22-23 Central Leagues Club.

Join me as I catchup with Naturalist, Cryptozoologist and living lexicon of Australian Fauna & Flora - Gary Opit; as we investigate the tales of a living T-R...

04/01/2023

Happy New Years everyone, may this year be filled with many new memorable and great memories. Memories you can make at the Australian Cryptozoology Conference on April 22-23 at Central Leagues Club in Charlestown, NSW.

9:00 AM Sat 22 Apr at Central Charlestown Leagues Club, Charlestown, NSW. The Australian Cryptozoology Conference is Australia's only Cryptozoology Conference held annually. The Conference is held at the Central Charlestown Leagues Club in Charlestown, NSW. Come and explore...

05/12/2022

https://www.stickytickets.com.au/quib8/australian_cryptozoology_conference_2023.aspx?previewevent=144215 One Day Pass tickets are now on sale, make sure to get your tickets there are 80 left for the weekend passes.

9:00 AM Sat 22 Apr at Central Charlestown Leagues Club, Charlestown, NSW. The Australian Cryptozoology Conference is Australia's only Cryptozoology Conference held annually. The Conference is held at the Central Charlestown Leagues Club in Charlestown, NSW. Come and explore...

29/11/2022

A huge Happy Birthday to one of our beloved and dedicated speakers Gary Opit.

If you wish to meet Gary and our fantastic lineup of speakers and see their presentations make sure to book your tickets now, the One Day Passes become available from Monday.

Tickets 🎫:

9:00 AM Sat 22 Apr at Central Charlestown Leagues Club, Charlestown, NSW. The Australian Cryptozoology Conference is Australia's only Cryptozoology Conference held annually. The Conference is held at the Central Charlestown Leagues Club in Charlestown, NSW. Come and explore...

14/11/2022

Andy McGrath our international coming all the way from England has books available, check them out.

In preparation for our upcoming podcast we’re hi-lighting the books of Andy Mcgrath creator of the “Beastly Theories” podcast and author of “Beasts of Britain” and “Beasts of the World: Volume 1 Hairy Humanoids”.

“Beasts of Britain” (also available on Audible.com as an audio book) truly delivers a rich and fascinating ride through the cryptozoological legend and lore of Britain! Filled with a vast collection of witness reports and beastly theories covering everything from simple out-of-place animals to utterly inexplicable monstrosities, and everything in between! The varied subjects include Alien big cats (sightings of large predatory felids prowling Britain that are not native to Britain), lake monsters such as Nessie and Morag, dogmen, faeries, winged nightmares like the owlman, giant hairy ape men, and of course the BLACK SHUCK! Chapters are broken down by subject such as lake and sea monsters, Bigfoot type humanoids, werewolves, etc. and following each of these chapters is a section entitled “beastly theories‘ where McGrath provides analysis and speculation on that particular topic. Here the theories range from the mundane to the weird and wild. Within its 330+ pages this book delivers an absolute impressive gauntlet of creature, monster, and beastly encounters. So many in fact, that we were shocked the stories were limited to just Britain! A fascinating and fun read that engages the reader and leaves you asking "what if?"!

With “Beasts of the World: Hairy Humanoids” McGarth introduces his first volume of what is to be a seven part series that in his own words “…seeks to investigate the histories, evidence, and common theories surrounding numerous cryptid creatures that have been reported around the globe”, and he hits the ground running! Reader be warned, in Hairy Humanoids you won't find the classic Bigfoot stories you might be expecting. In fact, they are completely omitted as McGrath explains the subject of the North American Bigfoot is just too big and cumbersome to simply slip into this book. Instead, he has chosen to focus on a plethora of other mysterious creatures and leave the subject of Bigfoot for a future book of its own. What is left is a unique examination of man apes, wildmen, monkey monsters, dogmen, and more! It is an amazing combination of classic hairy cryptid creatures such as the Yeti of the Himalayas , the Yowie of Australia, or the Florida Everglade’s Skunk Ape to the lesser known hairy humanoids such as the Mari Coxi of Brazil, the Yeren of China, or el Sisemite of Guatemala. Even the chapter on dogmen is varied as it covers adlets from the Arctic, skinwalkers, Hyena men of Africa, and more. We haven’t even touched on the chapter on amphibious cryptids like Kappas, Rusalka, and the Honey Island Swamp Monster. Mcgrath somehow delivers an encyclopedia’s worth of knowledge and stories compressed into a 370 page book that reads smoothly and easily due to his expertly organizing facts and information. The write up of each topic/creature is provided in the same fashion: Name of creature, brief overview, what/where its name comes from, its physical description, description of its tracks, its behaviors, its diet, its habitat, scary sightings, best evidence, and like “Beasts of Britain” he ends each chapter/topic with “Beastly Theories”. It’s an interesting book provided in an easily digestible format that makes it a rather quick read and left me excited to see what the next volume holds! It's an absolute must for cryptid enthusiasts or the curious.

Both books are published by Hangar 1 Publishing and are available currently on amazon (link below) and both covers were design by Doug Hajicek. For more info check out the Beastly Theories page and as always... Keep it Creepy!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09R6ZV36M?binding=paperback&searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_bs_series_rwt_tpbk&qid=1668363753&sr=1-8

11/11/2022

5 months to go, have you gotten your tickets yet?

9:00 AM Sat 22 Apr at Central Charlestown Leagues Club, Charlestown, NSW. The Australian Cryptozoology Conference is Australia's only Cryptozoology Conference held annually. The Conference is held at the Central Charlestown Leagues Club in Charlestown, NSW. Come and explore...

30/10/2022

84 Weekend Passes left make sure to get yours.

9:00 AM Sat 22 Apr at Central Charlestown Leagues Club, Charlestown, NSW. The Australian Cryptozoology Conference is Australia's only Cryptozoology Conference held annually. The Conference is held at the Central Charlestown Leagues Club in Charlestown, NSW. Come and explore...

12/10/2022

Day One: April 22

Doors open: 9AM
Welcome to Country(Awabakal Land)/Didgeridoo performance: 9:30AM
Gary Opit: Introduction to Cryptozoology- 10:15AM
Lunch: 11:30AM
Raffle: 12:30PM
Eyewitness Tell-All: 12:35PM
Bruce Champagne: TBA/Marine Cryptids- 2PM
Doors Close: 4PM

Day Two: April 23

Doors Open: 9AM
Murray Byfield: TBA/Cryptozoology- 9:30AM
Andy McGrath: Beasts of the World: Hairy Humanoids- 11AM
Lunch: 12:15PM
Raffle: 1:15PM
Special Event: 1:20PM
Rex Gilroy: TBA/Cryptozoology- 2:15PM
Doors Close: 4PM

Tickets: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/quib8/australian_cryptozoology_conference_2023.aspx?previewevent=144215&fbclid=IwAR3etZSvOOSVmtdekmaKE1rmMY7Gr9Ec5B2-DlskPCr3EoXNk8XhKyHyTgA

Weekend Passes: $32.50
One Day Passes: $21.50

Weekend Passes are currently available 89 left, One Day Passes available from December, 5.

9:00 AM Sat 22 Apr at Central Charlestown Leagues Club, Charlestown, NSW. The Australian Cryptozoology Conference is Australia's only Cryptozoology Conference held annually. The Conference is held at the Central Charlestown Leagues Club in Charlestown, NSW. Come and explore...

06/10/2022

https://www.stickytickets.com.au/quib8/australian_cryptozoology_conference_2023.aspx?previewevent=144215 Make sure you don’t miss out on your tickets.

9:00 AM Sat 22 Apr at Central Charlestown Leagues Club, Charlestown, NSW. The Australian Cryptozoology Conference is Australia's only Cryptozoology Conference held annually. The Conference is held at the Central Charlestown Leagues Club in Charlestown, NSW. Come and explore...

02/10/2022

https://www.stickytickets.com.au/quib8/australian_cryptozoology_conference_2023.aspx?previewevent=144215 Tickets for the Weekend Pass are live now.

9:00 AM Sat 22 Apr at Central Charlestown Leagues Club, Charlestown, NSW. The Australian Cryptozoology Conference is Australia's only Cryptozoology Conference held annually. The Conference is held at the Central Charlestown Leagues Club in Charlestown, NSW. Come and explore...

30/09/2022

We have announced a few events on for Day One already now our first announcement for speakers on Day Two.

Andy McGrath(Beastly Theories host and author of Beasts of Britain and Beasts of the World)- Beasts of the World: Hairy Humanoids.

30/09/2022

Reminder that tickets become available from Monday at 12AM. First release tickets are only Weekend Passes and are $32.50 per person.

24/09/2022

Here are events we are announcing for the Conference for Day One.

Gary Opit- Introduction to Cryptozoology.
Eyewitness Tell-All.
Welcome to Country(Awabakal/English Language)- Awabakal Land.
2x Raffle Prizes.

Tickets go on sale Monday, October, 3.

12/09/2022

Apologies for the delayed announcement, here is our first presentation announcement. to open the Conference on Day One.

Gary Opit- Introduction to Cryptozoology.

06/09/2022

Sunday 9AM we will be announcing the first presentation title.

06/09/2022

Day One will see a special Eyewitness Tell-All where Eyewitnesses can share their encounters with like-minded individuals.

05/09/2022

Bruce Champagne is an American Marine Biologist and retired Police Detective. He is known for his work in Marine Cryptid Serpents as well as Relict Hominid Research. Having presented previously at the 2018 Australian Cryptozoology Conference he has also spoken at CryptidCon, Creature Weekends as well as the International Cryptozoology Conference. Director of Cryptozoology Research for Unexplained Utah, member of the International Cryptozoology Society, Project Zoobook and Society for Scientific Exploration as well as a former member of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club. Also known for many publications and TV & Radio appearances.

04/09/2022

Next speaker Announcement coming tonight at 8pm, stay tuned. Reminder that tickets go on sale Monday October 3.

27/08/2022

it was 4 years ago this very month when the last conference was held. We look forward to seeing you all next year tickets go on sale October 3, more announcements to come soon.

16/08/2022

Give a listen to Beasts of the World author and guest speaker of the 2023 Australian Cryptozoology Conference Andy McGrath's interview on Bigfoot & Beyond with Cliff & Bobo (from Finding Bigfoot).

16/08/2022

About the upcoming conference coming at you from the Wattagans

11/08/2022

Here at the Australian Cryptozoology Conference we pride ourselves on delivering the best possible experience for those in attendance. We would love to hear from you on any suggestions you might have of what you would like to see from the conference?

09/08/2022

Greetings everyone, we seem to be having some trouble with our website. Apologise if you have had trouble accessing our website we will look into the issue and attempt to fix it right away.

08/08/2022

More details and announcements to come soon.

We would like to clarify that the tickets aren't on sale until October 3.