That is expected as one of the benefits from improved lighting on four courts opposite Oxley Beach which will be made possible with $114,900 from the state government's Infrastructure Grants Program.

The project involves replacing power-hungry lights on four courts with LED units, removing the old wooden poles, rewiring and the installation of underground cabling.

There will be new galvanised steel poles, the switchboard will be replaced and the club's electrics simplified.

Port Macquarie Tennis Club secretary Peter Coe said the new LED lights would save nearly 75 per cent on electricity costs, which equated to quite a few thousand dollars a year.

There will be the associated environmental benefits as well as improved safety and reduced maintenance costs.

The club believes the better lights will make evening tennis more attractive for social players including seniors.

"We are just over the moon," Mr Coe said about the funding.

Some 32 community organisations across the state were awarded a total of $4 million under the grants program.

Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams said she was very pleased the tennis club funding application was successful.

"I think it's really important where we have an ageing population, and a lot of people want to keep active, but if they don't have the right lights at night, it's not feasible for them to play," she said.

Mrs Williams said the social aspect was critically important too.

"When you have great facilities like these, you want to absolutely maximise the amount of time it's used," she said.

"Better lighting means more people can utilise them at night."

A contractor is on standby for the project as the club works to complete the project planning before Christmas.

The club, which has about 260 members, hopes to have the work finished before the main competitions begin in March.

The grants are made possible by the Clubgrants category three fund which reinvests a contribution from the state's registered clubs' gaming machine profits into community infrastructure projects across arts and culture, disaster readiness and community infrastructure, and sport and recreation.

Mrs Williams encouraged organisations to apply for the next funding round.

The November funding round closes on December 16.

More information is available on the Office of Responsible Gambling website.

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