 From November 2012 to January 2013 he was the interim presenter of "[[Nine News|Nine News Perth]]" on weeknights, following [[Greg Pearce (news presenter)|Greg Pearce]]'s resignation.After Tim McMillan's appointment, he resumed the "[[Nine News|Nine Afternoon News]]", replacing Lee Steele.In December 2014, Tinney resigned from the [[Nine Network]] and later announced that in January 2015 he would join the [[Seven Network]] as a Perth correspondent on "[[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]]".