Canberra's representative team (which one imagines may struggle to attract ACT Government funding with such a name) is the Vice City Rollers.

[3] The league was created by Bullseye Betty (Kate Murphy)[4] and Dr Hell (Helen Doyle).

Dr Hell and Bullseye Betty helped arrange a screening of Roller Derby Dolls, a documentary, on 28 July 2008 at The Front Cafe and Gallery in Lyneham in order to generate membership in the new league.

[8] On 21 November 2009, it held a roller derby rodeo at the Southern Cross Stadium with tickets being sold at Smith's Bookshop.

[17] Members of the league are drawn from many backgrounds, and include medical doctors, mothers, finance workers, electricians and tradies.

[11] The league is structured to protect the safety of its skaters, and new roller derby competitors advance through tiers.

At each level, they learn and perfect specific derby skills, experience and general fitness, which helps to avoid injury and improve the quality of the competition.

[20] In April 2013, Canberra was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program,[21] and graduated to full membership in October 2014.

For me, I feel empowered because I’ve always had a fairly sizeable butt and for the first time in my life it’s actually a total asset.

[15] They lost to Adelaide in the pool stage, but beat the Van Diemen Rollers; their record was insufficient for the team to advance to the quarter-finals.

Squad members included Amykazee, Faunacat, King Cam, Melicious Damage, Ova Bearing, Aunty Aggro, Cassatrophic, Dee Nature, The Dutachass, Pink Mist, Roulette Rouge and Short Stop.

[30] They competed at the Eastern Region Roller Derby Tournament Finals on 1 and 2 October in Penrith, New South Wales,[30] where they came in first place.

[31] When the Vice City Rollers played VRDL, Canberra lost to the current national champions,[32] in front of a crowd of 3,500 spectators.

[37] In 2018, Canberra qualified for the WFTDA post-season for the first time, for the North American West Continental Cup held in Omaha, Nebraska in the United States.

[47] The squad's 2011 sponsors include Allsports Mouthguards, and Cactus – Tattoo Artist North Lyneham.

The Red Bellied Black Hearts lost the opening bout of the 2011 season when they were defeated by the Surly Griffins.

[53] Canberra Roller Derby League referees have been involved with interstate bouts, and Refucious, John Ref Kennedy and Magic Strat were part of the squad that refereed the Sydney City Assassins versus Vice City Rollers bout on 12 December 2010.

The first public bout of the league's history had over 1,000 spectators in attendance and sold out within twenty-four hours of tickets going on sale.

[20] Four hundred women signed up for the 2011 Fresh Meat intake, and many potential derby players were wait listed.

[60] The 2011 Derby Darby Cup, dubbed Skate-Icus, was held on 22 October, and was a double header at AIS Arena featuring all four all teams.

[61] The Canberra Weekly Magazine ran a contest with prizes incling entrance to the bouts and league related merchandise.

[63] The major sponsors for the 2011 season were Allsports Mouthguards, CJ's Style, Can Print, Jake's Performance, Bridges Canberra, Tattoo artist – North Lyneham, Impact Comics, Atlas Sports Physiotherapy, Stryking Signs, GXO, SkaterHQ, Elite Physique, Scope – Mount Stromlo, The Blue Olive, Fitsistas, and Jordo's Chop Shop.

[73] In 2011, the CDRL hosted official after parties after each league and interstate bout, which were held at the Hellenic Club in Tuggeranong.

[18] In 2009, Bullseye Betty and Roulette Rouge joined Greg Bayliss in 666 ABC's studio to teach him how to block.