Vivi is a General Paediatrician. She has a special interest in Neurodevelopmental and Behavioural Paediatrics including Autism and ADHD.

She obtained her specialist qualification in South Africa in 2004, where she combined private practice with work supporting orphaned and vulnerable children. She played a key role in establishing informal Early Childhood Education Centres integrated with micronutrient programmes for children in remote under-resourced areas.

In 2022, Vivi relocated with her family to Kalgoorlie (Wangkatha Country) in Western Australia.  She worked at the Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital where she collaborated closely with the Child Development Service, Paediatric doctors, local schools, Child Health Nurses, and community leaders to support children with complex medical and neurodevelopmental needs. She also developed a passion for mentoring and teaching junior doctors and was selected as a Finalist in the WA Rural Specialist of the Year Award in 2025.

Vivi is deeply committed to helping children reach their full potential through a wellness-focused approach. This includes optimising nutrition, emotional regulation, and lifestyle factors to support development and wellbeing.  She is also a member of the Australasian Society of Developmental Paediatrics.

Outside of work, Vivi enjoys snorkelling and drinking bubble tea, and is working on doing both at the same time!

Vivi is currently accepting referrals for children aged 0–14 years and provides follow-up care (as needed) until they finish school.

Disclaimer: All tenant doctors and other practitioners operating at Cairns Paediatrics on Barr St are independent contractors. Each practitioner is solely responsible for their own fees, policies, conduct, professional services and each operate under their own ABN. Cairns Paediatrics on Barr St provides support and administrative services to its tenants but does not oversee or assume responsibility for their professional activities.

All new appointments require a non-refundable $100.00 booking-fee to secure your booking. The booking-fee will be applied towards your appointment cost. If you decide that your child is not needing an appointment anymore after the booking is made, the booking fee will not be refunded as it is for covering the administration work done by the doctor triaging the referral, Dr Wilson closing the file and the time required by our reception team (phone calls, setting up your child in our computer system, sending emails).

Remember that your GP referral is valid for one year after the first appointment with our Paediatricians. Please ensure to obtain a new referral after the year or Medicare will not rebate you.

Cancellation and non-attendance
Your appointment time has been reserved to see your child and family. If you cannot attend the appointment, please notify us per phone call at least 48 hours in advance so we can re-schedule and offer the timeslot to another patient. If you cancel an appointment less than 48 hours in advance or you do not attend an appointment, a cancellation/non-attendance fee of $200 for a missed initial and $100 for a missed review appointment will apply. This includes bulk billed families. The fee must be paid before a next appointment is offered. The cancellation/non-attendance fee is not rebated by Medicare.

Arrival and Running late
Please ensure you start early enough and arrive 15 minutes prior to your first appointment time to allow for your child to be fully set up and registered. For all subsequent visits it will be enough if you arrive for the check-in just 5 minutes prior the appointment. The appointment length is calculated to have adequate time to talk about your concerns, examining your child and discuss and prepare a management plan. If you arrive more than 10 minutes late and there is a next patient scheduled there is not enough time to cover all these needs safely and we have to cancel the appointment and the cancellation fee applies.