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Students at Brooks High School, Launceston can now enjoy an improved basketball court, with new backboards, rims and nets thanks to the efforts of Year 10 Student Leader Thomas Hill.

Thomas originally raised the idea of improving the basketball courts in a speech last year while vying for a student leadership position, before writing to a number of local politicians seeking funding for the project.

“I strongly believe the benefit gained from replacing these facilities will be tremendous,” Mr Hill wrote in his letter.

“Not only will it make break time basketball more enjoyable, and safer - but it also provides better facilities to those of the Rocherlea area who use our school during weekends, after school and holidays, further-more acting as a benefit to the community.”

Teacher Jason Blundell said the basketball courts are heavily used by the students.

““On a typical day you would see 30 to 50 students up here before school, during break time playing basketball,” Mr Blundell said.

Federal Member for Bass Bridget Archer joined forces with Member for Windermere Nick Duigan and State Member for Bass Lara Alexander to contribute more than $1400 towards the upgrades.

“This initiative driven by Thomas will have enormous benefits for the school and the wider community and it’s wonderful to see the project come to fruition,” Mrs Archer said.