Five Whanganui sports clubs are set to receive a helping hand to save money and reduce their impact on the environment.
In early August, representatives of charitable trust Litefoot will visit the Wanganui Athletic Football Club, Whanganui Netball Centre, Wanganui Golf Club, Wanganui Marist Rugby Club and Whanganui City Football Club as part of the trust's LiteClub programme.
It is a free service for sports clubs that looks at efficiency improvements in electricity, water and waste.
"The goal is to reduce clubroom running costs, which frees up money to go back into what really matters - sport," operations general manager Antonia Gerlach said.
"By spending less on utilities that don't directly benefit grassroots sport, money can go back into coaching, player development and buying new gear.