The Shire of Esperance is a local government area in Western Australia located in the Goldfields- Esperance region. Its namesake town is home to more than 80 per cent of the population and is around 720km east of Perth and 400km south of Kalgoorlie.

Esperance is served by two print news producers, two radio stations and three television stations. The Esperance Weekender launched as a weekly paper in June 2021. This followed the long suspension and eventual closure of the Esperance Express by Australian Community Media due to COVID-19.

The town is also covered by Seven West Media’s Kalgoorlie Miner, based to the north but regularly featuring stories from the wider region. The public broadcaster’s primary presence in the region is ABC Goldfields, also based in Kalgoorlie, however it also produces a local news bulletin and a breakfast show from ABC Esperance.