wtf? Hornsby is a shithole isn’t it? At least it was when I lived in the hills ~10 years ago. you have to drive most places, the Westfield is a nightmare that ate the old arcades and small businesses, basically nothing to do except shop, crap food.
Its redeeming characteristics were being close to Eastwood and Epping for some actual stuff going on. Also trains into the city were clean.
Idk what this list is though, the northern beaches is also peak, cultureless, suburban hell.