The radical plan, to be tabled at Wednesday night's meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council, has Cr Murray proposing an across the board ban on smokers at all council playgrounds and sporting grounds as well as all council run events.

But some local sporting bodies have angrily rejected the plan, branding Cr Murray a 'nicotine nazi' and calling the idea political correctness gone crazy.

"What's next, are they going to try and stop people smoking in their front yards," Highlands Soccer Association (HSA) junior vice-president Gary George said.

"I just can't see how you can stop people smoking in the open air and I think this is ridiculous.

"This councillor has obviously got her priorities all wrong."

Mr George said the HSA did not condone smoking around children and claimed coaches were already cautious about lighting up around young players.

"It's just common sense, of course you don't light up a cigarette with a baby in your arms," Mr George said.

"Exactly the same as you don't drink around children but surely smokers do still have some rights."

Cr Murray's plan comes hot on the heels of councils in Liverpool and Hawkesbury giving the nod to similar proposals.

"This is all about protecting children and minimising the effects of passive smoking," a defiant Cr Murray said.

"It has the full support of the Cancer Council and is a good way to raise public awareness.

"Around 100 kids die every year in Australia from passive smoking and we need to do everything we can responsibly do to change that."

Cr Murray said she did not want to see council rangers patrolling sports grounds to issue infringements to smokers but hoped the plan would remind smokers of the dangers of passive smoking.

Under the plan, smokers would be banned from lighting up on all sporting grounds and within 10 metres of any children's play equipment.

Cr Murray has also proposed council erect 'smoke-free' signs in all targeted areas.

"It's important we balance the rights of smokers with our responsibility to the community," Cr Murray said.