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Subscriber only Three Whitsunday landmarks could be removed from the heritage register if a motion before the council is approved this week. The Hook Island Underwater Observatory, Proserpine War Memorial and the Palace Hotel are being recommended for removal from the registry. Whitsunday Regional Council documents state the local heritage register and planning scheme mapping required updates due to changed circumstances of three places listed . The documents stated the Hook Island Underwater Observatory was deemed structurally unsound and was demolished as part of the Hook Island Eco resort redevelopment. The Proserpine War Memorial, or the Proserpine Cenotaph, is being replaced, while the Palace Hotel is in such a state of critical disrepair, it is being recommended for removal.