3.1 The Public Buildings

Road Boards

Local government offices have never been located within the townships to the east but in the major towns of Cranbourne and today at Frankston. A Cranbourne Road Board proclaimed on 27 March 1860 included the four Parishes of Cranbourne, Sherwood, Langwarrin and Lyndhurst. This board was responsible for the maintenance of roads and bridges, fixing district rates and levying tolls. In 1866 the Cranbourne Road district was divided into Cranbourne, Lyndhurst and Yallock subdivisions.1