Ulverstone-based optometrist Ian Liley will say goodbye on Friday, retiring after more than 40 years in the North-West Coast healthcare community.
The Advocate reported that Mr Liley graduated with a bachelor of optometry in 1980. He bought his Ulverstone practice in 1981 and officially opened the business in 1982.
A patient of 20 years, Robert Marshall, described Mr Liley as “a staple in Ulverstone.”