Our Story

Djara began with a search for body care that felt complete.

Products that looked beautiful in the home, felt beautiful to use, smelled incredible and were made with ingredients chosen with care.

Products that earned a place in the home not only because they worked well, but because they were genuinely enjoyable to live with every day.

Founded by Casey Dempster, Djara brings together a long-held appreciation for beautiful objects, natural fragrance and thoughtfully formulated products.

After becoming a mother, Casey found herself paying closer attention to the products she was bringing into her home and using every day. At the same time, after more than two decades building other people's businesses, she felt a growing desire to create something of her own.

What began as an idea for better body care gradually became something more.

A creative project.

A business.

An opportunity to build something that reflected her own values and perspective.

The name Djara means land in the Jandai language, spoken by the Jandaiwal people of Terrangerri | Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island). 

Although she always knew she was Aboriginal, Casey grew up in Tasmania, away from her father's family and largely disconnected from that part of her identity. Over time, through family, loss and a growing desire to better understand where she came from, she began reconnecting with culture, Country and community.

That experience has shaped the brand, but it does not define it.

It appears in the details.

In the native botanicals chosen for the formulations.

In the stories explored through the brand.

In the coordinates of Minjerribah pressed quietly into the base of every bottle.

These elements exist as reminders of connection rather than statements demanding attention.

Today, Djara remains guided by the same principles that inspired it from the beginning.

Beautiful design.

Exceptional fragrance.

Thoughtful choices, inside and out.

Products designed to be used, enjoyed and lived with every day.

Acknowledgement of Country

Djara acknowledges the Quandamooka People, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, skies, and waterways across this continent. We operate on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country, and pay our respects to Wurundjeri Elders past and present. We honour the Traditional Custodians of the lands skies and waterways that inspire our story, and we acknowledge Indigenous peoples globally who continue to care for, connect with, and protect their ancestral lands. We extend our respects to all First Nations peoples and cultures. Sovereignty was never ceded.