The former Robertson Spuds outside back can remember walking off the field after a hard-fought first grade game and getting stuck into a handful of beers on the sideline.

But that was some time ago.

Mr Gair said community standards and expectations had changed over the past few decades and it was time for sporting clubs to have a think about the role of alcohol in their sport.

"It's not a matter of banning alcohol," he said.

"We would like to see clubs look at how they can promote and provide for the safe consumption of it.

"It's an issue that must be confronted by all sporting clubs."

Sportsmen's faces have been splashed across the front pages of national newspapers recently for alcohol related incidents.

But Mr Gair said it wasn't just the high-profile athletes who could get in trouble with the law.

"The little bloke playing for one of our Highlands teams is just as vulnerable," he said.

"Clubs have to realise it's not just the high profile people that can end up in the paper for doing something wrong."

Mr Gair's comments come as the Good Sports program is being rolled out throughout NSW.

Good Sports is a free community health initiative of the Australian Drug Foundation and it is about to be launched in the Southern Highlands.

The mayor encouraged clubs to register with Good Sports to prevent any alcohol related dramas or accidents at their club. Clubs can sign up to the program for no cost and Mr Gair said council would discuss funding for Good Sports.

NSW State Manager for Good Sports John Reid said the program had already been successfully rolled out throughout other parts of Australia.

"Good Sports is a nationwide program that helps to break the link between alcohol and the traditional operations of community sports clubs, and in the process guides clubs to a healthier and safer future," Mr Reid said.