[1] Suns State was established in 2007 and has been a member of the international Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) since 2013.
[3][4] In March 2007, the league held a public demonstration bout at Sportsmotion, Slacks Creek, as a recruitment drive.
[14] In July 2012, Sun State was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme.
[15] Sun State became Australia's second full members of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association in June, 2013.
[16] 2009 In July 2009, Sun State played its first interleague bout against Victorian Roller Derby League("VRDL").
In the first Queensland interleague bout, "South vs North" on 28 November 2009 at the Beenleigh Arena, Sun State defeated Northern Brisbane Rollers ("NBR").
[21] On 6 August 2011, Sun State defeated the Canberra Roller Derby League at the Australian Institute of Sport.
[26] Rat City, unofficially ranked number 5 in the world at the time, strongly defeated Sun State.
[29] The Grand Final was a hard-fought battle, with Victoria coming out on top, cementing Sun State's rank at second in the nation.
[32] In 2016, Sun State returned to Division 1 Playoffs, entering the Montreal tournament as the eighth seed and finishing the weekend in ninth place.
[34] In 2018, Sun State was the sixth seed at the WFTDA Playoffs in Atlanta, and finished the weekend out of the medals with a consolation round victory over Rat City Roller Derby, 250-58.
[45] In 2010, the league held a shoe/handbag/jewellery drive, helped run a fundraising gala for Dress For Success, and raised $250 for The Brain Foundation (on behalf of the Brisbane Zombie Walk[46] ) and donated $7500 to Fitted for Work.
[47] Sun State was featured in Roller Derby Dolls, a half-hour documentary by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).