Sun State Roller Girls
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| Metro area | Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Country | Australia |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Teams |
Swarm (A team) Defiants Vandals Furies Riots |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Digi Roller Skating Rink, Hillcrest |
| Affiliations | Skate Australia, WFTDA |
| Org. type | Incorporated; Not-for-profit |
| Website | sunstaterollergirls |
Sun State Roller Girls (SSRG) is a women's flat track roller derby based in Brisbane, in the Australian state of Queensland. SSRG was established in 2007 and has been a member of the international Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) since 2013.
Sun State Roller Girls was founded in 2007. In March 2007, the league held a public demonstration bout at Sportsmotion, Slacks Creek, as a recruitment drive. By 2010, membership of the league was over 170.
Sun State Roller Girls has had 3 league splits — with members leaving to form new leagues. Northern Brisbane Rollers (in January 2008), Gold Coast Roller Derby (in October 2008) and Brisbane City Rollers (in January 2009) all formed out of splits from Sun State.
Eight of the league's skaters were members of Team Australia for the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup. Team Australia finished 4th overall.
Sun State Roller Girls is one of several leagues in the Brisbane area. The league focuses on representing skaters in Beenleigh and Logan. One of the league's organisational missions is to promote the empowerment of women and to improve the health, well being and personal growth of women in the area. The league is only open to female skaters, but males participate in the league in organisational positions.
The league is a volunteer run, not for profit organisation governed by a committee that meets monthly and includes elected positions such as: secretary, treasurer, team representatives and a non-bouting member representative. Several positions are held by appointment, including sponsorship officer, fundraising officer, media officer, head official, non-skating official coordinator and head coach. The Sun State Roller Girls annual general meeting is held in October of each year.
In July 2012, Sun State was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme. Sun State became Australia's second full members of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association in June, 2013.
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