meet Our Committee

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One of our longest serving members, there aren’t many roles at Gippsland Ranges Roller Derby that Sarah hasn’t taken on. After a significant break from bouting, she’s set to return to the track next year and is looking forward to challenging herself in new ways!

Off the track she has contributed her energy, talent and hours to everything from graphic design, treasury, coaching and possibly most notably, the development of our AMAZING Skate Fit Program curriculum and Junior Rollers programs.

Sarah’s leadership has directly resulted in a near tripling of our members through these programs.

From Sarah: “I started skating in 2012 and have been on the committee since 2013. I've loved helping build our club to where it's at today, and I am looking forward to competing more as a bouting skater now that my kids are a bit older! I love meeting new people and welcoming them to our GRRD family!”

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Lisa (aka Tenacious Rex / Rexy) started with Bendigo’s Dragon City Roller Derby club in their Learn to Skate program in 2018, as a way to get fit doing something she’d enjoyed as a kid. She was adamant she’d never play derby! By mid-year, she was regularly attending derby training and a total convert.

Apart from training and supporting new members to build their understanding of derby, she’s contributed as an NSO both in Victoria and at TGSS and refereed home games and scrims.

In May 2023 Lisa moved to Gippsland, having connected with GRRD even before she left Bendigo. She passed her Red Star assessment at her first training session.

Rather than bouting, Lisa is building her fitness, agility, and ‘derby brain’ to be a skating official/referee. She still loves contact drills during training, though!

“I started roller derby training at the age of 50, having avoided any sport or physical exercise beyond walking since I could voluntarily get out of it at school. I’m a living example that it’s never too late – I believe I’m stronger and fitter in my 50s than I was in my 20s! I love how genuinely inclusive roller derby is – it not only welcomes, it actively celebrates diversity in bodies, brains and identities. It’s a place I call home.”

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Kacey began Skate Fit in term 1 2020, after seeing a post about the grand opening of the Traralgon Shed. After the June 2021 floods, Kacey worked closely with the committee to help the recovery effort, joining the committee shortly after as the OH&S Coordinator.

Kacey debuted as a full bouting skater at The Great Southern Slam 2024 and loves any chance to get on track as a jammer to weave through the teams!

Kacey has returned for a second year as the Gippsland Ranges Roller Derby Treasurer.

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Maddi or “Splat” started SkateFit in November 2020 as a little 15 year old. She started just for a source of fitness and something to do, not thinking about roller derby at all. But alas, got her white star June 2021 and joined league later on in August 2022.

She progressed through the stars and became a bouting skater May 2023. Since then she’s taken on the role of a SkateFit trainer and now a member of the committee.

“This club is truly so welcoming and supportive of everything I’ve put myself to and I can’t wait for what the future brings.”

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Sez or "Grillz" began roller skating in 2013 with WestSide Roller Derby’s Derby Fit class and quickly fell in love with it. After a serious ankle break at a skatepark in 2018, she took an indefinite break from skating.

After moving to Gippsland in 2021, Sez slowly rebuilt her confidence and returned to skating, joining SkateFit in Meeniyan in late 2023 before moving to the Churchill class. Having relocated from Melbourne without knowing anyone locally, the club also gave her the chance to connect with a welcoming, like-minded community.

Sez debuted as a full bouting skater at Statewide Stampede 2026 and loves Jamming. Outside of roller derby, she enjoys hitting the skatepark with her husband, gardening and hitting the gym.