It was a race against time for demolition crews bringing down beach-side properties ravaged by Sydney's monster storm a fortnight ago ahead of another expected weekend of wild weather.
Heavy machinery moved in on Friday to pull down some of the battered homes at Collaroy on the northern beaches.
Some residents could be seen scrambling to remove the wreckage as the skies began to darken with forecasts that Sydney, along with other parts of New South Wales and Queensland, are set to bear the brunt of the system.
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The beach-side properties ravaged by Sydney's monster storm a fortnight ago are being demolished ahead of another weekend of wild weather
Heavy machinery moved into Collaroy on Friday to pull down some of the battered homes at Collaroy on the northern beaches ahead of a new low moving in at the weekend
Another low is set to bring a burst of strong winds and heavy rain to the east coast that was pummelled by wild weather just over a week ago.
Residents in Collaroy looked on as several of the ten multi-million dollar homes savaged by powerful waves and gale force winds in the storm were knocked down.
Others were boarded up in the prospect of another lashing and had extra sandbags put in place to try and keep the tide back.
Demolition work has begun on Sydney's northern beaches ahead of another storm with heavy machinery bringing down this balcony
Crunch: The wreckage of several prestige homes was removed by heavy machinery on Friday at Collaroy
Engineers and workmen converged on the sand to assess the walls protecting houses at Collaroy
Work continued through Friday at the damaged homes at Collaroy beach with fears another savage storm is set to hit over the weekend
The Beach Club was boarded up and had timber framing put in place ahead of paintwork on Friday
Debris still litters the sand around badly damaged homes at Collaroy battered by a superstorm a fortnight ago
Meteorologist Tom Saunders from Sky News confirmed there will be widespread rain over the weekend.
'We are still expecting widespread falls of 50 to 100mm on the western side of the ranges through central/southern QLD and NSW, which will trigger minor flooding, particularly around central QLD,' he stated on his weather blog.
'Warragamba (Dam) storage is currently 98 per cent full and with 50mm likely from this event from Saturday to Monday the dam should spill which may cause flooding along the Nepean River.'
He also warned that 'another monster low is likely late next week over south-east Australia'.
Engineers and workmen discuss the best course of action ahead of another weekend of wild weather
Workers rushed to secure doors and windows at the back of properties already damaged
One balcony pictured above was hanging precariously before heavy machinery was brought in to remove it
The pool at the back of 1142 Pittwater Road, Collaroy remains on its side as tractors continue to dig through the sand on the shoreline
Cranes, tractors and other earth-moving equipment have been brought in over the past week to help with the clean-up of debris in the Collaroy sand
Looking up from the beach the remnants of a back fence can be seen hanging on the rock wall
Sydney is forecast to cop up to 70mm of rain from Saturday to Monday, according to Weatherzone.
While Brisbane and Canberra will get most of its downpour on Sunday with up to 40mm of rain.
But Melbourne will remain almost untouched as less than a millimetres of rain is predicted for Saturday and Sunday.
Weatherzone meteorologist Brett Dutschke said the system did not look as bad as the one that took out chunks of Sydney's coastline on the northern beaches, with the king tides swallowing waterfront mansions along Collaroy.
It was the worst storm Sydney had seen in 40 years.
A rock wall beneath an apartment complex and a home at Collaroy beach - thousands of sandbags have been brought in to try and secure the site
Wreckage litters the sand as another low is set to bring strong winds and rain to the east coast of Sydney
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The pool ripped from the yard of a Collaroy home proved a lasting image of the superstorm's power
Weather forecasters say the upcoming system did not look as bad as the one that took out chunks of Sydney's coastline, with the king tides swallowing waterfront mansions along Collaroy (pictured)
Another low is set to bring a burst of strong winds and heavy rain to the east coast that was pummelled by wild weather just over a week ago. Above is a wave hitting the clifftop houses of Vaucluse in Sydney
But Mr Dutschke did warn there was a chance some areas may be hit harder this time around.
'There is one thing to emphasise on the negative side is that there is a significant flood risk given how much rain has already fallen a bit over the week ago,' Mr Dutschke said.
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'Lots of dams are near capacity, some are at a good chance to spill over.'
Mr Dutschke added it was not unusual for two low systems to hit in the period of late autumn and early winter, saying it was 'prime time'
'In the last two years there were some periods we were getting it more frequently than that,' he said.
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Some residents could be seen scrambling to remove the wreckage as the skies began to darken
The warning signs are out ahead of more wild weather expected across Sydney's northern beaches
Beach homes above the rocks at Collaroy on Sydney's northern beaches
While Collaroy was one of the hardest hit areas (above), Melbourne will again remain almost untouched as less than a millimetres of rain is predicted for Saturday and Sunday
Melbourne will be relatively unaffected by the wild weather like last time, but 'more significant weather' will be felt east of the city in Gippsland and East Gippsland areas.
But there was a silver lining to the rainfall, Mr Dutschke said.
'On the positive side, there is some inland parts of western Queensland and NSW that will get worthwhile and welcome rain out of this and it won't get too windy,' he said.
The recent superstorm not only brought destruction to NSW but it also brought major flooding to large areas of Tasmania, with Premier Will Hodgman declaring it to be the worst flood event in 40 years.
The beach-side properties ravaged by Sydney's monster storm a fortnight ago are being demolished ahead of another weekend of wild weather
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