opening of Coles and 50 stores. Stage 2 opened in May 2001 which was the old Westfield Hornsby side. This stage was physically separated from the stage 1 site until August when the 2 stages joined together via an underground level. This stage included the opening of Woolworths and 40 speciality stores Stage 3 was completed in September 2001 which included the opening of David Jones, Target, Gowings, a food court and 100 stores. Westfield Hornsby had its official grand opening on the 26 September 2001. Stage 4 of the development opened on 29 November 2001 with the opening of the nine screen Greater Union Cinema (now Event Cinemas) and restaurant precinct which opened on 25 November 2001. In 2005 the three level Gowings store closed and was replaced by JB Hi-Fi on the upper level, Macro Wholefoods (rebranded to Thomas Dux Grocer on 26 September 2009 before closing in April 2016 and replaced by Toys R Us until 2018 which is now Uniqlo which opened in April 2019) on the middle level and Dan Murphy's on the lower level. On 24 September 2011 Apple opened its 13th store in Australia in the centre. In July 2014, as part of a restructure of the Westfield Group, it came under the control of the Scentre Group. On 12 January 2020 Myer closed down its store after 40 years of trade and was replaced by Harvey Norman on the Upper level which opened on 3 October 2020 and TK MAXX on the second floor. Tenants Westfield Hornsby has 99,550m² of floor space. The major retailers include David Jones, TK Maxx, Kmart, Target, Aldi, Coles, Woolworths, Uniqlo, Apple, Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi, Rebel, Fitness First, Timezone and Event Cinemas. Incidents On 18 November 2013, a tornado formed over the Hornsby area. There was damage to the Westfield complex as part of the roof collapsed over the Event cinema. Nearby, a demountable structure was completely uplifted and landed a few metres away. There were no reported injuries. Media frequently reported the tornado as a 'mini-tornado' however, no such classification exists. The Bureau of Meteorology has classified the tornado as an EF1 with winds between 117 km/h to 180 km/h. On 13 February 2015, a bomb threat caused a centre lockdown, and the central plaza was evacuated. There were unconfirmed reports that a man left a bag unattended at a restaurant and told staff it