AFTER 47 years, Mildura butcher Naz Tassone will hang up his meat cleaver and call it a day at the Wintersun Butchery in Eighth Street next week.

It's a decision he didn't make lightly, with the veteran meat-lover saying he has toyed with the idea of retirement for two years before finally making the call.

"I started my apprenticeship here locally when I was just 15 - I'm 65 now; that's a long t...