Big Machine Skate Festival - Fairy Meadow

WIRD was asked to rock up to the Big Machine Skate Festival as part of Youth Week but unfortunately only got 12 hours notice! In true WIRD form we rustled together a bunch of girls and rocked up to try and (unsuccessfully) impress the youfs. Our charms worked much better on the organisers, St John's Ambos and other assorted adults.




We totally made our presence felt and then took over the skate park for a brief while. Note: I can skate and use a megaphone at the same time - good to know.

WIRD's new logo competition

This was my attempt - didn't think a lot about screen-printing. But hot!

And this was the only other entry (and winner) YAY! Thanks to Wolf.

WIRD Inc.

After having the Constitution and Code of Conduct approved by a vote, and getting five people to sign a note giving me permission to act as the public officer, I shunted off to Fair Trade to make us all official and whatnot. They didn't need to see the signed permission but the guy did point out that saying you one but not having one is fraud.

WIRD is now officially non profit, can now apply for Skate Australia membership and insurance and move our skating indoors - YAY!

(If you're struggling to put together a Constitution and Code of Conduct drop me a line at wird.shena.nigans@gmail.com - ours is modelled on several we were sent in the early days and we want to keep spreading the virus!)

Illawarra Mecury

Thanks to Brett Cox @ The Illawarra Mercury

Spread the derby virus!

The virus is totally starting to spread and there is a huge chunk of girls who turn up to skate with us. Still feel a bit like vomitting every time I start getting ready for training. I sooo want roller derby to happen and live in fear ofsomethingtiny and insignificant screwing it all up.



We've got a handful of really good skaters showing up regularly which is exactly what we need.

WIRD's First Photoshoot

I don't know if I have ever been as nervous as I was waiting on Flagstaff Hill for people to show up. Right up until hot girls started flooding up the hill I was absolutely convinced it would be me standing here all alone when the Mercury photographer turned up. I was fishnetted up, fully intending to strip down to my underpants in public and so frenetic that I could barely string a sentence.


The ladies of WIRD salute the local constabulary.


I threw enthusiasm around and convinced everyone to just have fun (while I freaked out a little more every second). I don't know if I will ever be able to put this much energy into anything ever again.


Multiple bridal parties chose today to have their weddings and we intruded on every single set of pics - mwah ha ha ha ha ha!


Feel a little bit dead but we got some damn hot pics!

Enter the Belmore/Victoria Sts carpark!

This is a brilliant skate, smooth, flat, lit at night. Myself and Donna hit the pavement and practiced 'the robot'!

Hopefully we'll get more skaters down here soon. Live in fear of no-one turning up. Get slighty hysterical before I leave the house. Alas.

Second WIRD skate

After missing WIRD's first skatey get together last Sunday (due to ridiculous work commitments) I was eager to get out there and have a go! Five of us turned up to the carpark out the back of ****. Took some sweeping and bits of it were down/up hill. Not too bad.

Apparently roller skating is not something that comes naturally, and the human body is not designed to move in these ways. I need a LOT of practice!