IN ▁Television ▁in ▁W oll ong ong ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁rep orter . ▁He ▁also ▁presented ▁news ▁updates ▁and ▁bullet ins ▁for ▁W IN ▁News ▁W A , ▁River ina / MI A ▁( NS W ), ▁Central ▁West ▁( NS W ) ▁and ▁Il la war ra ▁( NS W ). ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁T in ney ▁moved ▁to ▁Western ▁Australia ▁to ▁Per th ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁N ine ▁News ▁team ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁and ▁co - anchor ▁of ▁the ▁week end ▁news ▁with ▁Sh ar lyn ▁Sar ac . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Tour ism ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Journal ists ▁Association ▁Awards . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁T in ney ▁was ▁appointed ▁W IN ▁News ▁Western ▁Australia ▁week night ▁present er ▁replacing ▁Deb or ah ▁Kennedy . ▁He ▁left ▁this ▁role ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁present ▁N ine ' s ▁Af ternoon ▁News ▁in ▁Per th . ▁From ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁inter im ▁present er ▁of ▁N ine ▁News ▁Per th ▁on ▁week n ights , ▁following ▁Greg ▁Pear ce ' s ▁res ignation . ▁After ▁Tim ▁Mc Mill an ' s ▁appointment , ▁he ▁res umed ▁the ▁N ine ▁Af ternoon ▁News , ▁replacing ▁Lee ▁Ste ele . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁T in ney ▁res igned