Since Easter 2008 our Catchment Management Authority has stripped the section featured in this article of most of the willow trees.  In saying that there are still plenty of regions that hold a good population of willow, including the lower region of the Rubicon and the Goulburn River, so it will be a few years yet before the willow removal program kills off what could become a major tourism boost for this area.

The area featured in this article was just upstream from Tumbling Waters reserve.  The shots above depict what it was like pre Easter and two months later.