According to Skate Australia's 2009–2013 strategic plan, the governance of roller derby is different from other sports affiliated with the organisation.

Roller derby lacks state committees, with leagues going straight to the Development Officer and Sport Services Administrator.

Adelaide Roller Derby again hosted The Great Southern Slam in the June long weekend of 2012 and this time boasted over 1000 participants in the main tournament, match play for less experience leagues, and a series of challenge bouts.

[53] [54] Lil' Adelaide Rollers (LAR) is a mixed gender junior league.

[61] By June 2010, the Canberra Roller Derby League was competing in interstate bouts.

[62] In the early years of roller derby in the ACT, the presence of the Canberra Roller Derby League helped change the perception of the sport in the capital from an entertaining sideshow to a mainstream women's participation sport.

[60] In 2011, to accommodate the growing interest in the sport, a student organisation expanded roller derby into the Australian National University.

Varsity has a strong focus on inclusiveness and in 2014 established Canberra's first (and currently only) men's roller derby team.