On Wednesday, he will be the guest speaker at a forum on energy, as part of Ms Atkinson's “listening tour”.

The forum will be held at the Club Bega meeting room, 3-4.30pm.

It will be a chance for everybody to have their views heard on the costs of renewable energy, the possible sale of poles and wires and other issues of concern about the NSW Government's energy policy.

Mr Hoenig was the longest-serving mayor of Botany Bay before he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2012 after then-Premier Kristina Keneally retired from politics.