Changing Accountants – Need Help

It looks like we need to change Accountants.

We've had the same accountant for 15 years.
Our investing plans have reached a point where we feel our accountant is not proactive or experienced enough to help us make future planning decisions.

This is scary and sad. Scary because we feel vulnerable, sad because we don't want to part company with the one who has helped us get this far, it feels like losing a friend and disloyalty.

We have spent many long hours over 15 years working our business and growing with our accountant who now feels like an old friend. We feel like we've been through so much together.
We now have the opportunity to start the next phase of investing with a fresh new investment vehicle (trust or company) and we see so much written on this topic of trusts and feel we perhaps should go that way, but our accountant doesn't have the expertise to advise on the best vehicle and structure for us. We have suggested we would pay for him to employ any experts required to plan or setup this structure and for him to remain our accountant but made no progress. 

We had an initial meeting with a stranger, a local accountant / financial planner who works with a medium size accounting practice. But all he seemed interested in was "signing us up" ( had the paperwork all ready and tabbed for signatures) so he could take over the trailing commissions on our various existing insurance policies and get our assets under management. No personal interest whatsoever, stone cold. 

I guess we're seeking a great accountant / financial planner who understands property, tax and investment structures, who is friendly, has a sense of humour, likes people and genuinely wants to help them with their wealth creation. 

Is this an unrealistic idea ? Am I being naive here ?
Can anyone suggest someone or  suggest the method of going about finding this accountant ? 

Any help would be appreciated, ideas, recommendations, whatever. 

If you think you're the accountant required, please feel free to contact me.
Location near Newcastle, but willing to travel a bit for an initial chat with someone.

Cheers
thecrest