 In December 2005, Tinney joined WIN Television in Wollongong as a political reporter.He also presented news updates and bulletins for WIN News WA, Riverina/MIA (NSW), Central West (NSW) and Illawarra (NSW).In February 2008, Tinney moved to Western Australia to Perth and joined the "[[Nine News]]" team as a reporter and co-anchor of the weekend news with [[Sharlyn Sarac]].