Ashleigh Gentle, a 10-time consecutive winner, will miss the Noosa Triathlon to focus on her T100 title push.
Matthew Hauser, the freshly minted world champion, will headline the event after winning gold in the series final in Wollongong, ending Australia's 15-year drought.
Australia's 15-year world championship drought has ended with Hauser's win.
Ashleigh Gentle's decade-long winning streak at the Noosa Triathlon has been ended by a scheduling squeeze.
Author's summary: Hauser to headline Noosa Triathlon after Gentle's withdrawal.