This image of the hawkesbury river shows how the evolution of man has diminished one of the most beautiful sights in nature. The once secluded river has been taking over by man and their structures and in a sense it has been de-beautified as it is now know longer a symbol of the beauty of nature but of the power and evolution of man.

This in many ways is similar to the secret river as before the white settlers arrived there were no houses, paddocks or docks just the land. Then as the white settlers began to arrive they built houses, paddocks for crops and docks for their boats whilst taking over and developing the land that to the aboriginals was already perfect.