In just under two weeks Perth Roller Derby rolls out its opening bout of the 2019 Home Season. The Bloody Sundaes and the Mistresses of Mayhem return to the track March 16. Both teams have a lot to prove. After disappointment at last year’s Grand Final, the Mayhems are keen to take down reigning champs, […]
Perth’s first ever Pride Sports Festival kicked off last weekend and the all-day LGBTI+ event hit an absolute home run. Perth Pythons Hockey Club, the Perth Rams rugby team, White Pointers Water Polo Club, Loton Park Tennis Club, WA Roller Derby and more came together for a celebration of LGBTI+ people in sport and to […]
For the very first time, Perth has a skater representing Team Australia at the Roller Derby World Cup in Manchester, UK. ‘Wheels McCoy’ aka Clare Molloy is a member of Perth Roller Derby and has been playing derby for almost 10 years. The Mt Lawley resident is the only skater from WA to be selected […]
As 2015 comes to an end, we here at OUTinPerth are taking stock of all that has passed these last few months. Here, we break down our top 20 most read stories from this past year as we sail towards 2016. 20. Isabelle Lake inducted to WA Women’s Hall of Fame Isabelle Lake was posthumously […]
Perth’s queer Roller Derby league the Vagine Regime is ready to rumble tonight as part of the 2015 PrideFEST. Paige Womble from the Vagine Regime explains how Roller derby works. “Roller derby is a fast paced, hard hitting game. We wear quad roller skates and skate clockwise on a track. “Each team has 4 blockers […]
Perth Roller Derby are hosting a fundraiser at the Morley Rollerdrome this Friday to help take their A-Team the West Coast Evils to Canberra for a tournament. The theme of the evening is ‘Good and Evil’, so come dressed as your favourite hero or villain and enjoy some social skating. If you’re not so smooth […]
The fast-paced world of roller derby is about to get more queer than ever before. The Vagine Regime, a community of skaters which aims to promote the inclusion of LGBT people in roller derby, is hosting Western Australia’s first queer bout on January 18th. WA co-founders Nurse Stax (pictured, left) and Mary Fagdalene (pictured, right) […]
Whilst the Bloody Sundaes and the Mistresses of Mayhem got suited and booted for training, I sat and chatted with them about being part of a bad-ass, skate-splattering Roller Derby Team. Although a no-nonsense bunch on the track, these girls with attitude turned out to be mothers, librarians, nurses, environmentalists, and total sweethearts. When debating […]
