about us

Back in the days when roller derby leagues first started in Victoria, a lot of these leagues were women only, giving very little opportunities for male identifying people to play the sport. They were only allowed to officiate as a referee or a non-skating official.

Identifying that there was a gap in the sport, our founding members Chops and Exy decided to start their own roller derby league in the south east of Melbourne, that provided opportunities for everyone regardless of their gender, sexual orientation and abilities. 

In 2013, Kingston City Rollers was born. An inclusive, open gender roller derby league, that welcomes everyone, supports each persons’ roller derby journey, and creates a safe, family, and community environment for all. 

Our league is fueled by volunteers, who dedicate their time to supporting the league and the overall sport, and the diversity in our skaters range from 18 years old to 50 years young, mothers, corporate professionals, teachers, students and anything in between. Along with playing, there are opportunities to be a referee, a non-skating official, a committee member and/or just a social member.

Regardless of what your roller derby journey is, our league has programs to cater for these, including our Rookies program for those new to derby, and our Learn to Officiate program, for members who want to become a referee and/or non-skating official.

Our achievements

  • Created and ran Australia’s largest annual open gender roller derby tournament – The United Roller Derby Playoffs (URDP) from 2015
  • Created and run Australia’s first ever annual three-day, open gender roller derby bootcamp – Camp Skate from 2015
  • The only league in Australia to own and operate a fully systemised bout scoring control system

Our mission

Kingston City Rollers is a growing member-based Roller Derby League in south east Melbourne. We are a gender diverse, welcoming, and competitive sporting club that is respectful of all and aims to have a positive impact in the community. Kingston City Rollers is an innovative league that creates events and tournaments for our members and the broader Roller Derby Community, with the aim to promote and build the future of Open Gender Roller Derby across Australia. We are an athletic and social organisation that gives our members an opportunity to learn and be involved in a full contact sport in a healthy and safe environment.

Our vision

We aspire to set the standard for competitive Open Gender Roller Derby in Australia. We want to be an inclusive club with the most members in the greater South East region. We sustain a safe, positive, fun and active environment for all. We have a strong community profile through fundraising efforts and partnerships, striving for success both on and off the track. We are committed to strengthening the Roller Derby community, ensuring its sustainability and are an active participant in all aspects of the sport of roller derby.

Core values

  • We care for people, families and communities
  • We build connections with the communities we operate in and interact with, both within and outside of Derby
  • We take the opportunity to give back to create stronger and more connected communities
  • We benefit the people and communities in which we operate within
  • We value community development and partnerships
  • We are accepting of people’s diversity, equality and worth
  • We are considerate of people’s rights and feelings
  • We are willing to learn and generously share knowledge, expertise and skills
  • We are encouraging of people’s growth and development
  • We are appreciative of volunteer, members and official’s commitments
  • We listen and communicate honesty and clearly and with courtesy
  • We work in partnership with people and organisations to find the best approach
  • We challenge the status quo of how things are being done
  • We use motivation and drive to challenge each other to develop and grow and to perform to the best of our potential
  • We seek innovative solutions in an effort to improve how things are done
  • We are open to doing things differently
  • We are constantly learning and recognise that mistakes are part of growth and learning
  • We are inclusive and welcome people’s input and involvement
  • We are caring, encouraging and supportive
  • We help each other and seek and find opportunities for people’s input and involvement
  • We value friendship and fun
  • We encourage team work
  • We build trust through communication, experiences and teamwork
  • We find opportunities to grow our family and welcome people in
  • We are accountable to each other
  • We actively contribute and are proud that KCR is a great club with a warm and welcoming environment
  • We build connection, a sense of belonging and enjoy spending time together

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Kingston City Rollers play on the land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin nation.
We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging, and we recognise that sovereignty was never ceded.
Kingston City Rollers is a safe and inclusive space for LGBTQIA+ people. We welcome and respect all nationalities, religions, gender identities and sexualities.

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