During the next four years Maitland City Council will carry out restorative work on the Morpeth Court House, Maitland Technical College and the town hall under its conservation management plan.

Some of the most visible work will take place in the town hall foyer where council plans to rip out a cloak room – beneath the historic staircase – and ticket office.

The plans, which also address rising damp in the three buildings, went on public exhibition in June.

Council heritage officer Clare James has recommended councillors endorse the plans so the public can assess the details one last time.

Other high priority work includes repairs to the entry porch tiling of the town hall.

At Morpeth Court House works will include a wiring upgrade and wheelchair access at the rear. 

The technical college will undergo roof repairs to stabilise the slate shingles and ridge capping among other work.

A consultant’s report in 2005 listed Maitland Town Hall as the best example of its type in the Hunter and comparable to other regional town halls from the 1880s boom period.