Narrandera, (/nəˈrændərə/ nə-RAN-dər-ə)[3] until around 1949 also spelled "Narandera",[4] is a town located in the central Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia.

92 Squadron crashed into the canal at the western end of the town during a joy flight, killing all seven people on board.

The Governor of New South Wales, Marie Bashir AC CVO, who was born in Narrandera, opened the celebrations at a luncheon.

During her speech of proclamation she acknowledged the indigenous custodians of the land, and noted that the name Narrandera is a Wiradjuri word for "the place of lizard or goanna".

Bashir informed the luncheon guests that 150 years ago 'on this site on the Murrumbidgee River, the beautiful place was officially proclaimed as a town named Narrandera'.

There was also a Railway Memorabilia Display with Vintage Train Rides and the John O'Brien Heritage House was opened to the public; there was a vintage film evening; a classic ball; a Back to the 60's Dance; the Lions Club held a recovery breakfast; and a Ye Olde Town Picnic followed; with other events, including a CWA Devonshire Tea; a farmers' market; and a time capsule was sealed and placed under the Narrandera Clock Tower.

[18] Manufactured by the Royal Doulton Company of England, the ceramic fountain is one of only two known to be in existence, the other located in Pakistan.

The reserve was set up in the 1970s to return Koalas to the town as they had been wiped out in the region by 1950 through accidental poisoning and through the fur export industry.

Its last productive days were as a cordial (soft drink) factory owned by the Webster family of Narrandera.

[19] Narrandera Parkside Museum houses a cloak made from the first bale of Merino wool sent back to England by the MacArthur family.

It originates 34 kilometres (21 mi) east at Berembed Weir where water is diverted from the Murrumbidgee River.

The canal follows the natural bed of Bundidgerry Creek and in places spreads wide and has no levee banks.

Narrandera has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) with a substantial range in maximum temperatures throughout the year, typical of the Riverina.

Narrandera is served by a twice-weekly NSW TrainLink Xplorer service operating between Sydney and Griffith.

Like many rural localities in the area, the population level has progressively declined over a number of years, evidenced as follows: The novel Jessica, by Bryce Courtenay, mentions Narrandera several times as the main town near the place where the book is set.