Founded in 2009, the league is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

[1] WA Roller Derby was founded in August 2009 and held their first friends and family bout in May 2010.

WA Roller Derby's first public appearance was in Adelaide 2010, during the Great Southern Slam competition.

[2] Following this the first season saw three bouts between the home teams, Electric Screams and Sonic Doom at the Perth SpeedDome.

[6][7] In July 2012, WARD was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme,[8] and became a full WFTDA league in December 2014.