[3][4] Australia's first prime minister, Edmund Barton, opened his government's campaign for the inaugural 1901 federal election at the West Maitland Town Hall on 17 January 1901.

[8] It underwent a $2 million refurbishment in 2015-16, including lighting, audiovisual and air conditioning upgrades, stage rigging replacement, acoustic wall treatments, preservation works to the original sprung floor and painting the auditorium interior.

[9][10] In 2021 construction commenced on upgrades to the town hall as part of the new administration centre to the eastern side of the building.

[11] Maitland Town Hall is significant within New South Wales as a representative of nineteenth-century civic centres with grand architectural forms.

The town hall has important associations with the cultural life of West Maitland and wider region as a venue for performers and focal point for community events.

[1] This Wikipedia article was originally based on Maitland Town Hall & adj Office Building & Supper Room, entry number 00183 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 1 June 2018.