Severe weather warning issued as storms approach southeast Australia
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning stretching 1000km - with wild wind and rain expected to lash large parts of Australia.
Damaging winds of more than 90km/h are expected in some areas affected by the wild weather - which stretches from north of Kempsey in NSW's Mid North Coast to Eden in the South Coast.
The heavy falls last week led some resorts to open their season a week early but also brought problems.
At Mount Baw Baw, heavy snow knocked down trees and forced the closure of a main road up to the mountain.
On the west coast of Australia, where Perth just experienced its driest May in 55 years, things are about to change.
Mr Sharpe says the "entire west coast" will get significant rain and "cold, wet and windy conditions" on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.