Beloved Benalla pharmacist retires

“I first qualified as a pharmacist in 1962, and I came here 16 years ago, to this pharmacy.”

"It fitted our lifestyle. I liked Benalla, my wife liked Benalla and here we are.

“It’s a nice work environment, I play some golf in my spare time. And I’ve been part-time for a few years. I semi-retired about 20 years ago, but I couldn’t keep away.”

As far as plans for retirement goes, Mr Hoolihan has not put much thought into it yet.

"We’ll see how we go,“ he said.

“Maybe I’ll get some time to get the garden tidied up. But we’ll stay in Benalla, we enjoy it here.”