Jim Haynes OAM (born 1946) is an Australian writer, entertainer, broadcaster, humorist, songwriter and historian.
He sang in a folk trio at Teachers’ College and was a member of various bands while teaching in country towns, in between several periods living in the UK.
He had a minor hit with "Mow Ya Lawn" in 1989 and signed his first solo record deal with Festival's Kookaburra Label in 1990.
He embarked on a career as an entertainer, performing at clubs and touring a school show called ‘Singabout Australia’.
A double CD of old material, The Complete Jim Haynes Collection, was released in 2011 and an album of new songs, Galah Occasion, appeared in 2012, featuring duets with Wayne Horsburgh and Melanie Dyer.
Haynes’ Aussie Verse column was a weekly feature of the nation's oldest magazine Australasian Post, until its demise in 2004.